An Intimate Portrayal of Innocence, Deceit, Loyalty, and Redemption

Gold Medal Winner, President's Book Awards

Bars of Steel is the true story of a beautiful, young Filipina who, in order to help her family financially, leaves her home in the quiet Philippine countryside to work as a dancer in Hong Kong’s red-light district of Wan Chai. This biography will hold special appeal for readers interested in the Asian bar world and will also serve as a companion guide for students of social and cultural studies, gender studies, or spirituality. Here is the "untold" story of faith, friendship, and sacrifice, but also of triumph and forgiveness.

"Straightforward. Honest. Storytelling that works because it bleeds truth on every page. This is a surprisingly powerful book."

Karl Taro Greenfeld
Former Editor, TIME Asia magazine