Trafficked: My Story of Surviving, Escaping, and Transcending Abduction into Prostitution

Hayes, Sophie (Not Available)

ISBN 10: 140228103X / ISBN 13: 9781402281037

Published by Sourcebooks Inc, 2013

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267 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 140228103X

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Trafficked: My Story of Surviving, Escaping, and Transcending Abduction into Prostitution
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc
• Publication Date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 140228103X
• ISBN 13: 9781402281037
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

The haunting, unforgettable memoir that took the UK by storm, Trafficked is a gripping first-hand account of a young woman who survived the horrors of human trafficking.

Sophie Hayes, a young, educated English woman, was spending an idyllic weekend in Italy with her seemingly charming boyfriend. But the day of her return home, he made it clear she wasn't going anywhere. Punching and shouting at her, he threatened to kill her adored younger brothers if she didn't cooperate to help him pay off hundreds of thousands of dollars he'd racked up in debts.

Over the next six months, Sophie is forced to work as a prostitute in a country where she didn't speak the language, nobody knows her whereabouts, and escape seems impossible. She struggles to survive, constantly at the mercy of her boyfriend's violent moods and living in fear of being killed by any of her customers. When a life-threatening illness lands her in the hospital, Sophie has a chance to phone her mother and escape―if her boyfriend doesn't get to her first.

Chilling and captivating, Trafficked is one of the first memoirs to present a stunning personal look at the criminal human sex trafficking trade and bring this disturbingly widespread abuse to light.

About the Author

Sophie Hayes was in her early twenties when she was forced into prostitution in Italy. Following her horrifying ordeal, Sophie is rebuilding her life in London. She is working with the charity STOP THE TRAFFIK and the William Wilberforce Trust to raise awareness of trafficking and to help other women life herself. To date she has worked with Cherie Blair, the Metropolitan Police and the UN. The Sophie Hayes Foundation was set up and inspired by Sophie in January 2012. Since Sophie's return to the UK she has been relentless in her work in order to make a difference and change perceptions. The mission of the Sophie Hayes Foundation is to raise awareness about, and support survivors of, human trafficking and modern day slavery. For more information please visit: www.sophiehayesfoundation.org www.facebook.com/SophieHayesFoundation www.twitter.com/SophieHayesFndn