The Yellow Ticket
by Jane Marlow
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Pub Date Jun 13 2019 | Archive Date Aug 31 2019
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Description
NOTE: This is book 3 in the series. Books 1 and 1 are also available on NetGalley!
This third book in Jane Marlow's Petrovo Series brims with pathos, poignancy, and humor.
In the mid-1800s, naïve fifteen-year-old Anna finds herself pregnant out of wedlock and is banished from her tiny Russian village of Petrovo. The homeless, illiterate girl makes her way to Moscow, only to discover that the city's frozen streets are filled with women as destitute and vulnerable as she is. Lacking other options, young Anna follows their example and accepts a yellow ticket--the government's license to work as a prostitute. She takes up residence in a brothel, whose veneer of faded magenta silk, flaking gold leaf, and faux diamonds disguises the age-old perils of disease, unwanted pregnancy, and savage abuse that will mark her future. Anna eventually comes to grips with the realization that she must escape from her life as a prostitute before she either meets a premature death or becomes a used-up whore living in the city's cockroach- and maggot-filled gutters. With an indomitable spirit and the help of three men (a grandpa intent upon bringing revolution to Russia, a young accountant who views life from a wheel chair, and a wealthy banker who rekindles her deeply buried dreams), she embarks on a most unusual path to a new life.
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781632992192 |
| PRICE | $14.95 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Susan C, Librarian
Anna is unwed mother at 15 who has been banished from her family and town. By the time she is 17 she has been arrested and becomes a prostitute in a brothel. Her story is a sad tale that has happened to many women through the years.
I thought the story was very well written with excellent character development. The journey through the past that historical fiction takes you on is always so interesting to read about. Anna's story is no exception. The life of a woman who is so destitute she does the only thing she feels she has left to do to survive is a sad tale no matter what country it takes place in.
Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for granting me this read.
Trick W, Reviewer
Poor Russian girl finds herself one day on the streets, then she finds herself as a working girl with others living a life she never thought was possible. She makes such good friends and the characters you will call in love with. You feel the happiness you feel the pain. All she wants is to just have a chance in life like everyone else does with respect! Well written. Loved this book! Received through Net Galley!!🙉🙈🙊
Cristie U, Book Trade Professional
Great read. The author wrote a story that was interesting and moved at a pace that kept me engaged. The characters were easy to invest in.
Account D, Reviewer
I hadn't read the first two books in the series before reading this one but I still enjoyed reading this. The characters were great and the mystery was pretty good.
Clara C, Educator
This was the third book in this series, written by Jane Marlow, and I enjoyed this just as much as the previous two. It wasn’t a case of writing on the gravy train of the previous two successes, Jane Marlow gave her heart and soul to this book with a very successful outcome. Young Anna finds herself unmarried and pregnant in 19th century Russia. Such behaviour is not acceptable which results in her being banished from her home and heading for Russia’s capital Moscow. There she sees so many other young women like her who have no other option but to accept a yellow ticket from the government to allow her work as a prostitute. This life is one of destitution and she realises immediately that she must find a way out or else lead a short miserable life. Jane Marlow wonderfully documents her journey to a better life with the help of three very different people. It is a beautiful story, so well written, so captivating from start to finish. I enjoyed it immensely.
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