Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Waiting on Wednesday (77)

"Waiting on" Wednesday is a weekly meme to discuss upcoming books we can't wait to get our hands on. Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.


This week, I'm waiting on:


A Walk Across the Sun by Corban Addison
Publication date: January 3, 2012

Description from Goodreads:

When a tsunami rages through their coastal town in India, 17-year-old Ahalya Ghai and her 15-year-old sister Sita are left orphaned and homeless. With almost everyone they know suddenly erased from the face of the earth, the girls set out for the convent where they attend school. They are abducted almost immediately and sold to a Mumbai brothel owner, beginning a hellish descent into the bowels of the sex trade.
Halfway across the world, Washington, D.C., attorney Thomas Clarke faces his own personal and professional crisis-and makes the fateful decision to pursue a pro bono sabbatical working in India for an NGO that prosecutes the subcontinent's human traffickers. There, his conscience awakens as he sees firsthand the horrors of the trade in human flesh, and the corrupt judicial system that fosters it. Learning of the fate of Ahalya and Sita, Clarke makes it his personal mission to rescue them, setting the stage for a riveting showdown with an international network of ruthless criminals.
I think this sounds like such a powerful story! It is so sad that such terrible things still go on today all around the world.


9 comments:

  1. I haven't heard of this but it sounds really different. I also want to read Every Other Day that you are currently reading. I love the hourglass on the cover! It is like the hourglass on my WOW meme.

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  2. I haven't heard of this one before it sounds really neat though.

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  3. I like the sound of this one! Thanks for sharing....

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  4. Wow, this does sound really good. It seems like it will be a very powerful read. Never heard of it before now. Thanks for bringing this to my attention!

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  5. I hadn't heard of this one before now...it does sound like it could be a powerful story. Great WOW choice :)

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  6. i really like the cover of this book and i love the synopsis too. great pick :)

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  7. This looks like a pretty heartbreaking read! I see you're reading Every Other Day. I just finished it last night. I really enjoyed it! Happy Reading!

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  8. I love the cover to this! It's so unique-looking.

    Have an amazing reading week!

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