Fifteen year-old Belle has lived in a brothel in Seven Dials all her life, with no understanding of what happens in the rooms upstairs. While we have all heard of topics like human trafficking or prostitution, it is daunting to read such an in-depth depiction into the sordid mess that it is. By this time Belle has been transported to Paris where she is sold to one Madame Sondheim’s brothel. Convicted and sentenced to be transported to Australia, she endures horrific conditions aboard ship before landing in a brutal and barbaric country.

Já sabia que Lesley Pearse é conhecida por escrever histórias com muito sofrimento e lições de vida. The story is interesting and it is especially heartrending at places when Belle endures such horrible circumstances. The subject matter of Human Trafficking had me concerned as I would normally not choose to read that type of book. Tem algumas cenas um pouco fortes, ou não fosse o tema o tráfego de meninas para prostituição mas é sem duvida um livro que recomendo a toda a gente que goste de romances e fiquei com vontade de ler rapidamente mais livros desta escritora. Foi com alguma tristeza que me despedi de todos estes personagens, mas felizmente Lesley Pearse deixou no ar a promessa de uma continuação para muito breve.Mary, a Cornish mariner's daughter, makes the biggest mistake of her short life when she steals a silk hat. A única coisa que sabia era que o livro tem uma óptima classificação aqui no goodreads e que a autora é muito elogiada e reúne um grande número de fãs. The Promise vividly describes life behind the front line and the tragic choices that war forces people to make. Muitos de vocês provavelmente já leram os três livros, mas admito que um pouco por causa do tamanho dos livros, nunca tive coragem de os começar a ler.

Etienne'nin arkadaşlığı ve tavsiyeleri ile yeni ülke de ayakta kalmayı başarırsa da macera daha burada bitmemiştir.The book set in the 1900s London tells the story of Belle, a fifteen year old girl who is sold and forced into prostitution at her very young age.

By the end it felt like old seasons of 90210 where you wondered what's the next horrible thing they can make to the same character.Belle' has the potential to be much more, but the lacklustre writing, endless plot twists and thoroughly unlikable main character made it a tedious read. With her reputation in tatters, 17-year-old Mari needs to get away from the gossip of her small town.