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Thoroughly researched and vividly rendered, this is an important and unforgettable story of exploitation and empowerment that will leave you both shaken and inspired.” —Pam Jenoff, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Girls of Paris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe turn of the 20th century finds fourteen-year-old Batya in the Russian countryside, fleeing with her family endless pogroms. 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