A thirteen-year-old girl in a small seaside village in Thailand lives on the verge of being sucked into the horrid world of child prostitution. She is the daughter of a brothel madam, who is ‘saving’ her so she can be sold as a virgin at a high price when she turns fourteen. She is The Devil’s Virgin.

When she starts having visions, the locals suspect her to be an oracle and come to her with their stories. Stories about superstitions, poverty, hunger, abuse, prostitution, aids, addiction, vi ... more »

A thirteen-year-old girl in a small seaside village in Thailand lives on the verge of being sucked into the horrid world of child prostitution. She is the daughter of a brothel madam, who is ‘saving’ her so she can be sold as a virgin at a high price when she turns fourteen. She is The Devil’s Virgin.

When she starts having visions, the locals suspect her to be an oracle and come to her with their stories. Stories about superstitions, poverty, hunger, abuse, prostitution, aids, addiction, violence, murder - as well as dreams, escape, rescue, hope and happiness. They are stories about angels, demons and the devil himself. Waiting for the day her virginity will be sold to the highest bidder, tragedy strikes - and saves her life.

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Previous readers have compared the book's theme to The Kite Runner and its style to The Curious Incident. What do you think? Your comments are most welcome.

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