Stitched Up
Steve Cole, Oriol Vidal
The horrific real-life cost of fast fashion is exposed in this gripping tale of survival from bestselling author Steve Cole.
The horrific real-life cost of fast fashion is exposed in this gripping tale of survival from bestselling author Steve Cole. When twelve-year-old Hanh is offered a job as a shop assistant in Hanoi, she sees it as a chance to earn money to send back to her family living in poverty in rural Vietnam. But on her arrival in the city, she soon learns that the job offer was a lie and finds herself working in virtual slavery in an illegal garment factory. Life in this sweatshop is a daily hell of long hours, little rest, poor food and regular violence. Hanh is desperate to escape, but when an opportunity arises will she be able to find the courage to take a dangerous chance?Reviews
This was a fictional book set in VIetnam about a girl called Hanh and eleven others who struggled in an illegal child labour factory. I honestly loved this book, it was short and snappy, which is quite weird to me because I usually read enormous bulky books rather than ones like these, but all I can say is that it was worth it. This was my first book by Steve Cole and I'm so, so excited to read more! The best thing about this book is definitely the message it puts across. I felt like I was living the characters' lives, forced to work in grovelling conditions and far, far away from my home. This story truly helped me to understand and acknowledge the privilege I was born into. You cannot choose where you are born or who you are born to. Where we are today is by no conscious choice of our own. I recommend this amazing book to everyone, regardless of age. To make a change in the world, we have to first understand and acknowledge the hardships others face. - TheLocalBookworm (me) <3
Anonymous 23.08.2022
I hope slavery like this ends soon
Dame Boadicea Sunshine 25.07.2022
I found this book at my local library and was very intrigued, I read the information about the book on the back cover and loved it! It is a book based on a true story I don't know if they changed some things about it to make it more descriptive but it was an amazing read and I would definitely read it again
Queen Letizia Pendragon 22.07.2022
