The Bracelet
Roberta Gately
(Author)
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Description
A moving and timely novel about human trafficking--from the author of the acclaimed debut Lipstick in Afganistan. Newly heartbroken and searching for purpose in her life, Abby Monroe is determined to make her mark as a UN worker in one of the world's most unstable cities: Peshawar, Pakistan. But after witnessing the brutal murder of a woman thrown from a building, she is haunted by the memory of an intricate and sparkling bracelet that adorned the victim's wrist. At a local women's shelter, Abby meets former sex slaves who have miraculously escaped their captors. As she gains the girls' trust and documents their horrifying accounts of unspeakable pain and betrayal, she joins forces with a dashing New York Times reporter who believes he can incriminate the shadowy leader of the vicious human trafficking ring. Inspired by the women's remarkable bravery--and the mysterious reappearance of the bracelet-- the duo traces evidence that spreads from remote villages of South Asia to the most powerful corners of the West, risking their lives to offer a voice to the countless innocents in bondage.
Product Details
Price
$20.99
Publisher
Gallery Books
Publish Date
November 06, 2012
Pages
318
Dimensions
5.3 X 0.9 X 8.2 inches | 0.6 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781451669121
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Roberta Gately is a nurse, humanitarian aid worker, and writer who has served in war zones around the world. She has written on the subject of refugees for the Journal of Emergency Nursing and BBC World News Online. A regular speaker on the plight of the world's refugees and displaced, she currently resides near Boston.
Reviews
"Roberta Gately uses her experiences working with refugees and traveling in the Middle East to take readers on a thrilling, highly visual trip into the world of human trafficking in Pakistan. The Bracelet is a pleasure from page one, and hard to put down until the very last page." -- Jennifer Haupt, I'll Stand by You: One Woman's Mission to Heal the Children of the World