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The much-anticipated follow-up to the phenomenon that is The Birth House , The Virgin Cure secures Ami McKay's place as one of our most beguiling storytellers. "I am Moth, a girl from the lowest part of Chrystie Street, born to a slum-house mystic and the man who broke her heart." So... read more
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- Moth (aka Ada Fenniwick): 12 year old girl sold as a servant by her mother
- Dr. Sadie: physician for Mr. Dink and Miss. Everette, from a wealthy family
- Miss Emma Everette: madam of a brothel
- Mrs. Wentworth: a wealthy lady who buys Moth from her mother
- Mama: Moth's mother, gypsy
- Katie Adams: woman who stole Moth's father away
- Mr. Dink: owns a show, aquires Moth's services to entice men to buy knick-knacks
- Mae: a fellow whore who brings Moth to Miss. Everette
- Alice: a fellow whore, and Moth's friend
- Cadet: takes care of the whores for Miss. Everette
- Rose: head whore
- Nestor: butler for Mrs. Wentworth
- Caroline: cook for Mrs. Wentworth
- Mr. Wentworth: husband to Mrs. Wentworth
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TO THE READER; In 1871, I was serving as a visiting physician for the New York Infirmary for Indigent Women and Children.
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First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: Canada
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9780676979565
Page Count: 356
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: Canada
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9780676979565
Page Count: 356
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