Review of Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) by Daniel P — 01 Aug 2007

Compelling, eye-opening, I fell in love with these kids.

This review of Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) was written by Daniel P on 01 Aug 2007.

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