{"product_id":"once-you-cross-a-street-bomnal-bomnal-9781925950922","title":"Once You Cross a Street, You're on the Edge of a Cliff: Surviving the Sex Industry in Korea","description":"Prostitution is the oldest \" profession\" in the world-- that's what they say. According to Havocsope, total prostitution revenue is $186 billion worldwide, with 40-42 million women prostituted. The number itself is staggering, but the reality is hard to grasp with the statistics only. Bomnal's memoir Once You Cross a Street, You're on the Edge of a Cliff is a personal record of her twenty years in prostitution and a firsthand report of the industry people call \" sex trade\" with a clear statement that prostitution is not a profession, but oppression. Bomnal's personal history starkly presents a larger picture of the prostitution industry: how the pimps trap women with \" advance payments\"; the physical and sexual abuse of the \" clients\"; and the close relationship between the police and brothels. This system built upon the exploitation of women makes it so easy for women to take a step into the industry and much harder to seek escape from it. At this point, the boundary between \" forced\" versus \" voluntary\" prostitution is pointless-- all it takes is one misstep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bomnal Bomnal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925950921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925950922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spinifex Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Bomnal Bomnal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241922867455,"sku":"9781925950922","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3331b008-ff17-487e-b844-4329448b7efa.jpg?v=1772656589","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/once-you-cross-a-street-bomnal-bomnal-9781925950922","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}