Setting of "SOLD"

The setting of this book takes place in two places. In the beginning of the book it takes place in Nepal. This is when Lakshimi is happy living with her mother. The second half of the book takes place in a city in India, where Lakshimi is forced into prostitution. This has an effect on Lakshimi because she is forced to sleep with men at the age of thirteen. Her life becomes miserable and unbearable.