Key Themes

  • American Dream

    Li Fang was just sixteen years old when she was catapulted from her sunny, rural home in Taishan, China to New York City's Chinatown. Upon arriving in Chinatown, Li finds that the American dream is harder to achieve than she thought.

  • Sex Work

    In order to pay back her debt to the snakehead smugglers that brought her over to America, she takes a job in an illicit massage parlor. Coerced into prostitution, will Li escape, or continue to provide for her family as a prostitute?

Living in Snake Skin

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    Story

    • "Living in Snake Skin"

    • Chapter 1

    • Chapter 2

    • Chapter 3

    • Chapter 4

    • Chapter 5

    • Chapter 6

    • Chapter 7

    • Chapter 8

    • Chapter 9

    • Chapter 10

    • About the Author
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