My Stone of Hope
Download or Read eBook My Stone of Hope PDF written by Jean-Robert Cadet and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2011-10-15 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Jean-Robert Cadet |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2011-10-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780292729292 |
ISBN-13 | : 0292729294 |
Rating | : 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis My Stone of Hope by : Jean-Robert Cadet
Book excerpt: Cadet tells the story of his youth as a restavek, a practice of using children as unpaid and uneducated domestic workers often subjected to physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. He is an advocate for these children and argues that the practice has created damaged adults incapable of participating in a productive economy--From P. [4] of cover.