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  • THIS PLACE CALLED ABSENCE. by Kwa, Lydia.
    Kwa, Lydia.
    THIS PLACE CALLED ABSENCE.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Kensington, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first novel by this Singapore born, Canadian writer - in it, four narrators tell two stories, one that of a contemporary Chinese-Canadian psychologist mourning the death of her father, another of two Chinese prostitutes in early 20th-century Singapore. The novel opens just after Wu Lan's father has committed suicide at his home in Singapore, and Wu Lan has had a breakdown after returning from the funeral. To distract herself, she begins researching the sex trade in Singapore. Three other women are given voices in this novel: Lee Ah Choi, sold into prostitution by her parents for three sacks of rice; Chow Chat Mui, who fled her father's sexual…

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    New York: Kensington, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first novel by this Singapore born, Canadian writer - in it, four narrators tell two stories, one that of a contemporary Chinese-Canadian psychologist mourning the death of her father, another of two Chinese prostitutes in early 20th-century Singapore. The novel opens just after Wu Lan's father has committed suicide at his home in Singapore, and Wu Lan has had a breakdown after returning from the funeral. To distract herself, she begins researching the sex trade in Singapore. Three other women are given voices in this novel: Lee Ah Choi, sold into prostitution by her parents for three sacks of rice; Chow Chat Mui, who fled her father's sexual abuse only to find herself tricked into prostitution; and finally Mahmee, Wu Lan's mother, who is grieving over her husband's death and her separation from her daughter. SIGNED on the title page. 218 pp. ISBN: 0-758201478.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 82222
    Keywords: ah ku, Asian and Asian American, canadian, sex trade, singapore
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  • LASSITER. by Levine, Paul
    Levine, Paul
    LASSITER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Bantam, (2011) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring former Miami Dolphin linebacker-turned- trial lawyer, Jake Lassiter.SIGNED on the title page. 283 pp. ISBN: 978-0553806748.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder dot).

    Book ID: 71769
    Keywords: florida setting, Mystery - Suspense & Detective Fiction, sex trade
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  • LASSITER. by Levine, Paul
    Levine, Paul
    LASSITER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Bantam, (2011) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring former Miami Dolphin linebacker-turned- trial lawyer, Jake Lassiter.SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 283 pp. ISBN: 978-0553806748.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 65293
    Keywords: florida setting, Mystery - Suspense & Detective Fiction, sex trade
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  • Addison, Corban.
    A WALK ACROSS THE SUN.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York & London: SilverOak, (2012. SIGNED first edition - The author's very highly praised first novel, interwoven stories of two young Indian girls who are swept up into the international sex trade and the young American lawyer who becomes involved in trying to rescue them. SIGNED on the half title page. 370 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 54939
    Keywords: arc, First book or first novel, india, sex trade, uncorrected proof
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  • A WALK ACROSS THE SUN. by Addison, Corban.
    Addison, Corban.
    A WALK ACROSS THE SUN.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York & London: SilverOak, (2012. SIGNED first edition - The author's very highly praised first novel, interwoven stories of two young Indian girls who are swept up into the international sex trade and the young American lawyer who becomes involved in trying to rescue them. INSCRIBED on the half title page. 370 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 54938
    Keywords: arc, First book or first novel, india, sex trade, uncorrected proof
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