the Philippines, and Daeng forced into prostitution in Thailand when she was 12 yet with a spirit unbroken by her ordeal and a burning desire to be reunited with the family that pushed her away in the first place. Williams has not tried to characterise each country through the women's voices; rather she has used their individual stories as examples of lives we cannot even begin to imagine. There is no conclusion to the book; none really to be drawn from this handful of extraordinary women. But there is a strong sense that Williams does not want anyone to feel sympathy for those she interviewed. Many of them felt shame at their own situations but few felt self-pity. Williams herself has taken great pains to bolster the women's sense of pride. After hearing Nguyen Thi Chien's harrowing account of her torture and ordeal in front of a firing squad, Williams declines to ask her how she feels about Vietnam's perilous economic sta

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Suu Kyi, Philippines Daeng, Louise Williams, Thi Chien's, Hong Kong, Sel Philippino, Louise Williams's, Chien Vietnamese, China Mary's, , hong kong, nguyen thi, asian women,
Approximate Word count = 626
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)