Anne Ostby

They call them ‘women of love,’ but the lyrical beauty of the term has a hidden dark side: a workforce of very young girls tasked with feeding their families by offering up their bodies for sale. Baby girls are welcome arrivals in these towns of love—everyone knows that one day, they will be the breadwinners.  

With insight and honesty, Anne Ch. Ostby paints a vivid picture of some of the world’s most vulnerable women and children.