Nothing In Lakshmi's childhood, running carefree and barefoot on the sun-baked earth amid the coconut and mango trees of ceylon, could have prepared her for what life was to bring her. At fourteen, she finds herself trad...Nothing In Lakshmi's childhood, running carefree and barefoot on the sun-baked earth amid the coconut and mango trees of ceylon, could have prepared her for what life was to bring her. At fourteen, she finds herself traded in marriage to a stranger across the ocean in the fascinating land of malaysia.