"Ellis Reed es un ambicioso reportero que trabaja para el Philadelphia Examiner. Un d̕a, hace una foto de dos nįos sentados en el porche de una granja antes de percatarse de que, al lado, tienen un cartel que dice "DOS NI?OS A LA VENTA"; el ͠ltimo recurso de muchas familias desesperadas durante la Gran Depresi̤n. Junto a la secretaria del peri̤dico, Lily Palmer, se embarcar̀ en una aventura que lo llevar̀ al rescate de estos dos nįos y a enfrentarse a su propio oscuro pasado familiar. Inspirada en una fotograf̕a real de prensa que sacudi̤ a la naci̤n, Nįos a la venta se convirti̤ en bestseller del New York Times. Esta historia sobre la honestidad, la compasi̤n y la redenci̤n sigue siendo una de las m̀s le̕das en los ͠ltimos ąos." --Publisher's website. "2 CHILDREN FOR SALE. The sign is a last resort. It sits on a farmhouse porch in 1931, but could be found anywhere in an era of breadlines, bank runs and broken dreams. It could have been written by any mother facing impossible choices. For struggling reporter Ellis Reed, the gut-wrenching scene evokes memories of his family's dark past. He snaps a photograph of the children, not meant for publication. But when it leads to his big break, the consequences are more devastating than he ever imagined"--Amazon.com.
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