This is not an ordinary book: it's a BookCrossing book! BookCrossing books are world travelers - they like to have adventures and make new friends...and every once in a while they even write home to say what they've been doing.

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This story tries put a human face on a devastating disease - one whose victims have been historically ostracized in communities around the world. I read it quite a while ago, but thought it did a good job following Rachel from her girlhood through her life in exile and beyond.

Trade paperback. Here's another copy on my BookCrossing shelf.

Wednesday, March 06, 2019: left on River Street Mall, at the statue of Dr. Sun Yat Sen. (Larger photo here.)

Released for Secretariat's 2019 NJABBIC challenge (week 9: women), originalslicey's Empowering Women challenge, and Secretariat's Oh, the Places We Can Go challenge.

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I'm so glad you've found this book!

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How and where did you find the book? What did you think of it? What are you going to do with it next?

It's now your book, for you to do with as you please: keep it, pass it to a friend, or maybe even leave it where someone else can find it!

If you've ever wondered where your books go after they leave your hands, join BookCrossing and you may find out: you'll be able to follow your books as new readers make journal entries - sometimes from surprisingly far-flung locations.

BookCrossing: making the whole world a library!