Review of Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) by Deb C — 05 Jun 2007

Painful...beautiful..funny..depressing...inspiring..what else do you want?

This review of Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004) was written by Deb C on 05 Jun 2007.

Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids has generally received very positive reviews.

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