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Sonia faleiros new book delves into the lives and dramas of mumbais dance bars. She is the cofounder of deca, a global cooperative of awardwinning journalists. Sonia faleiro quotes author of beautiful thing goodreads. Beautiful thing opens up a hidden world with startling insight and intimacy, and strangely is both a tragic monument to the abused bar girls of bombay and a celebration of their amazing resilience and spirit. Sonia faleiro was a reporter in search of a story when she met nineteenyearold leela, a charismatic exotic dancer with a story to tell. Beautiful thing kobo ebook the elliott bay book company.
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