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Best friends Anna and Rosa are lured from the coffee fields of Nicaragua to a hotel in Costa Rica with the promise of steady employment as maids. They travel together with the excitement of a new life awaiting. What they find instead is a life of slavery and abuse. Anna and Rosa are determined to rescue themselves and the others they befriend-but the journey will take them years and could cost them their lives. Based on real-life stories, The Maid brings the problem of human trafficking to life and encourages readers to connect with the victims on a personal level.

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Best friends Anna and Rosa are lured from the coffee fields of Nicaragua to a hotel in Costa Rica with the promise of steady employment as maids. They travel together with the excitement of a new life awaiting. What they find instead is a life of slavery and abuse. Anna and Rosa are determined to rescue themselves and the others they befriend-but the journey will take them years and could cost them their lives. Based on real-life stories, The Maid brings the problem of human trafficking to life and encourages readers to connect with the victims on a personal level.
Autorenporträt
In addition to being a university professor, Michelle Osborne currently serves as the Chief Deputy Commissioner in a North Carolina State Agency. Her greatest passion is helping children, protecting their childhoods with the hopes of promoting a better future for the world. Her research studies include child labor in the worst forms. She acquired a Doctorate of Business Administration from George Fox University and received her MBA from Campbell University. In addition, she has been an entrepreneur, owning several businesses. Her hobbies include composing music, traveling, and kayaking.