Birthmarked Red (Paperback)

Paperback. Hong Si was abandoned as an infant on the steps of a Chinese orphanage because of a red birthmark staining half her body.After being removed from the international adoption registry, Hong Si is forced to live in an abusive foster home. Her already difficult life is pushed into further turmoil when she is kicked out by her foster mother at fourteen. Alone on the streets, Hong Si mistakenly places her trust in a childhood mentor and is sold into sex trafficking. In her new life in a Chinese brothel Hong Si begins to formulate her own future. Over the next four years Hong Si journeys through trials of friendship, heartbreak, poverty, and the realities of life as a prostitute. But, will she ever escape her endless cycle of abuse? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.