The Maid

Best friends Anna and Rosa are lured from the coffee fields of Nicaragua to a hotel in Costa Rica with the promise of steady employment as maids. They travel together with the excitement of a new life awaiting. What they find instead is a life of slavery and abuse.

Anna and Rosa are determined to rescue themselves and the others they befriend-but the journey will take them years and could cost them their lives.

Based on real-life stories, The Maid brings the problem of human trafficking to life and encourages readers to connect with the victims on a personal level.

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The Maid

Best friends Anna and Rosa are lured from the coffee fields of Nicaragua to a hotel in Costa Rica with the promise of steady employment as maids. They travel together with the excitement of a new life awaiting. What they find instead is a life of slavery and abuse.

Anna and Rosa are determined to rescue themselves and the others they befriend-but the journey will take them years and could cost them their lives.

Based on real-life stories, The Maid brings the problem of human trafficking to life and encourages readers to connect with the victims on a personal level.

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The Maid

The Maid

The Maid

The Maid

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Overview

Best friends Anna and Rosa are lured from the coffee fields of Nicaragua to a hotel in Costa Rica with the promise of steady employment as maids. They travel together with the excitement of a new life awaiting. What they find instead is a life of slavery and abuse.

Anna and Rosa are determined to rescue themselves and the others they befriend-but the journey will take them years and could cost them their lives.

Based on real-life stories, The Maid brings the problem of human trafficking to life and encourages readers to connect with the victims on a personal level.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781611534214
Publisher: Torchflame Books
Publication date: 01/25/2022
Pages: 296
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

In addition to being a university professor, Michelle Osborne currently serves as the Chief Deputy Commissioner in a North Carolina State Agency. Her greatest passion is helping children, protecting their childhoods with the hopes of promoting a better future for the world. Her research studies include child labor in the worst forms. She acquired a Doctorate of Business Administration from George Fox University and received her MBA from Campbell University. In addition, she has been an entrepreneur, owning several businesses. Her hobbies include composing music, traveling, and kayaking.

Kay Bowling is a former foster care parent, the mother of two adopted children, and grandmother of three terrific grandchildren. She was formerly a deputy clerk with the county district court and an administrative assistant with the state government. These days, when she is not writing, you will find her tending to her garden and caring for her beloved hand-me-down pets (a mixed terrier, an Italian Greyhound, a calico cat, and an African Grey Parrot). She is passionate about life's second chances whether it involves people or pets.
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