I-5: A Novel of Crime, Transport, and Sex (Switchblade) - Softcover

Brenner, Summer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1604860197 ISBN 13: 9781604860191

Publisher: PM Press, 2009

Synopsis

This bleak and brutal novel follows Anya along her journey north from Los Angeles to Oakland on the I-5 interstate that bisects the Central Valley of California. A victim of deep deception; Anya was lied to, and is now kept under lock and key, used by her employer to service men, and indebted for the privilege.” In exchange, she lives in the United States and fantasizes about a future of freedom. A powerful account of sex trafficking, this stirring tale reveals one victim’s pain and her attempt to escape it.

About this title

About the Author:

Summer Brenner is the author of nine books, including Dancers & the Dance, Ivy: Tale of a Homeless Girl in San Francisco, and The Soft Room. She lives in Berkeley, California.

Review:

“Insightful, innovative, and riveting . . . a rollicking gangsters-on-the-lam tale that is in turns blackly humorous, suspenseful, heartbreaking. . . . A twisty, fast-paced ride you won't soon forget.”  —Denise Hamilton, author, The Last Embrace

“A hard-boiled standout.”  —Julie Smith, editor, New Orleans Noir

“Summer Brenner deals with the onerous and gruesome subject of sex trafficking calmly and forcefully, making the reader feel the pain of its victims. . . . This book bleeds truth.”  —Barry Gifford, author, Wild at Heart

About this edition

• Publisher: PM Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1604860197
• ISBN 13: 9781604860191
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256