A heart-wrenching story about a girl named Lakshmi's life as a prostitute. Lakshmi lives in a small hut in a small village in the mountains of Nepal. Her family is so poor, that they cannot afford a tin roof over their heads. When her family's crops (their only means of income) are washed out my the monsoon, Lakshmi's step-father sells her into prostitution in order to pay off her family's debt. Her mother tells her, "Simply to endure is triumph," and Lakshmi makes a mantra of these words. She goes on a long journey to India where she enters the "Happiness House." Because Lakshmi is resistant to the evil ways of the owner, Mumtaz, Lakshmi is isolated in a drab room where she must be drugged so that her clients can freely rape her. When Lakshmi finally gives in to the prostitution, her life truly becomes a nightmare. Mumtaz cheats her out of her money; even after her family's debt is payed. But, she listens to her mother's words and endures. Finally, after a long time of prayers and diluted hope, Lakshmi is rescued by Americans who raid the "Happiness House." After enduring the misery and horrors of being a prostitute, Lakshmi eventually triumphs and becomes a stronger and more mature woman who can finally lead a happy life.
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