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Girls Like Us
- Author
- Rachel Lloyd
- Narrator
- Rachel Lloyd
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 9 January 2018
- Run Time
- 9 hours 32 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In Girls Like Us, Lloyd reveals the dark world of commercial sex trafficking in cinematic detail and tells the story of her groundbreaking nonprofit organization: GEMS, Girls Educational and Mentoring Services. With great humanity, she shares the stories of the girls whose lives GEMS has helped—small victories that have healed her wounds and made her whole. Revelatory, authentic, and brave, Girls Like Us is an unforgettable memoir.
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- Author
- Rachel Lloyd
- Narrator
- Rachel Lloyd
- Duration
- 9 hours 32 minutes
- Release Date
- 9 January 2018
- ISBN
- 9781541483354
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Biography: general, Biography: general, Gender studies: women and girls, Memoirs, Society and culture: general, Sexual abuse and harassment, Biography: historical, political and military, Political activism, Sex and sexuality, social aspects
Synopsis
During her teens, Rachel Lloyd ended up a victim of commercial sexual exploitation. With time, through incredible resilience, and with the help of a local church community, she finally broke free of her pimp and her past and devoted herself to helping other young girls escape "the life."In Girls Like Us, Lloyd reveals the dark world of commercial sex trafficking in cinematic detail and tells the story of her groundbreaking nonprofit organization: GEMS, Girls Educational and Mentoring Services. With great humanity, she shares the stories of the girls whose lives GEMS has helped—small victories that have healed her wounds and made her whole. Revelatory, authentic, and brave, Girls Like Us is an unforgettable memoir.
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