The disappearance of Lydia Harvey : a true story of sex, crime and the meaning of justice / Julia Laite.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laite, Julia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human trafficking--History--20th century.

Human trafficking.

Trials (Sex crimes)--History--20th century.

Trials (Sex crimes).

Harvey, Lydia.

Genre:

History

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 410 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm

Edition:

Paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Profile Books, 2022.

Summary:

"1910, Wellington, New Zealand. Lydia Harvey is sixteen, working long hours for low pay, when a glamorous couple invite her to Buenos Aires. She accepts - and disappears.1910, London, England. Amid a global panic about sex trafficking, detectives are tracking a ring of international criminals when they find a young woman on the streets of Soho who might be the key to cracking the whole case.As more people are drawn into Lydia's life and the trial at the Old Bailey, the world is being reshaped into a new, global era. Choices are being made - about who gets to cross borders, whose stories matter and what justice looks like - that will shape the next century. In this immersive account, historian Julia Laite traces Lydia Harvey through the fragments she left behind to build an extraordinary story of aspiration, exploitation and survival - and one woman trying to build a life among the forces of history." -- Publisher's website

Contents:

Reserach note

Historical actors

Prologue

1. The disappearing girl

2. The detective

3. The newsman

4. The rescuer

5. The dancing master

6. The woman unknown

7. The sailor's wife

Afterword.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Originally published: 2021.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781788164436

1788164431

OCLC:

1242736414

Publisher Number:

90104330239