Book
Mud lilies / a novel by Indra Ramayan.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781770866409 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 384 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : Cormorant Books, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Abusive men > Fiction. Hope > Fiction. Self-actualization (Psychology) in women > Fiction. Teenage prostitution > Fiction. Young women > Fiction. Edmonton (Alta.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Psychological fiction. Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Ramay | 31681010275378 | FICTIONPBK | Available | - |
- Orca Book Publishers
Key Selling Points
- A young woman begins to make something of herself once she breaks away from her abusers.
- Examines her strength and resilience in the face of abuse.
- This is the authorâs debut novel. She studied creative writing at Athabasca University and is a graduate of the Humber School for Writers.
- Like the main character, the author was a teenage runaway herself. She put herself through business school while working in a strip club.
The night fourteen-year-old Chanie Nyrider ran away from her abusive parents, she is offered a new life working as a prostitute. With nowhere to turn, Chanie was drawn into a dark world where she survived until arrested four years later. She was given two options: jail or a high school program for troubled youth.
Chanie reluctantly agrees to attend the program so that she can maintain her freedom and get to know her new love interest, Blue. As she begins to make strides in the program, Blue becomes unstable and violent. Chanie must choose between him and a better life.
- Orca Book Publishers
After working as a prostitute for the past four years, eighteen-year-old Chanie Nyrider is arrested and given two options: jail or a high school program for troubled youth. Chanie agrees to attend the program and begins to make strides toward a better life.
