All alone on the grim streets of New York, plucky Moth tries to protect herself, but dangers lurk around every corner. Stacy, Alex and I discuss pages 117 to 230 of The Virgin Cure by Ami McKay.
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This awesome video for Ami McKay's The Virgin Cure was made by 17-year-old Sarah Smith. Check it out!
Check out our first official Chatelaine Book Club pick: Ami McKay’s The Virgin Cure. In part one (pages 1-116), we meet 12-year-old Moth, who finds herself out on the streets after her mother sells her into service.
Writing a novel is largely a solitary effort. Months of putting pen to paper (and fingertips to the keyboard) go by, and in the midst of building a world out of words, you forget what’s to come after you type “The End.”
In this passage from The Virgin Cure by Ami McKay, our heroine Moth wakes one night to find that a mother’s love is anything but a sanctuary.
