"I
decided to write about human trafficking because it's perhaps the most compelling
justice issue of our time." - Corban Addison
There are
27 million slaves in the world today, 1.2 million of these are children, enslaved
by the sex trade in India.
In the wake of a devastating tsunami
two young sisters are orphaned, kidnapped and sold into Mumbai's savage sex trade.
Halfway across the world, a young lawyer in crisis leaves his world behind to
join the battle against the trade in human beings setting the stage for a riveting
showdown that will change their destinies forever. A chilling journey into the
underworld of global human trafficking, this is the story of two sisters' fight
for survival and of one man's unwavering commitment to restore hope.
A
Walk Across the Sun is about cruelty and loss. It is about family and survival.
And ultimately
it is about love, and the immeasurable strength of the human
spirit.
"Not only had I seen what I needed to see to write
this story but that it had embedded itself in
me in a very personal way that
I would never forget… It's… unthinkable, you really get the horror
of it and also beautifully the stories of redemption have an element of hope."
- Corban Addison
One of the most emotionally thrilling and
beautifully rendered stories about human survival since Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand
Splendid Suns. A powerful and compelling piece of storytelling launching the career
of a major literary talent.
Corban Addison holds degrees in
law and engineering from the University of Virginia and California Polytechnic
State University, San Luis Obispo. After completing a federal clerkship, Addison
began his career specializing in corporate law and litigation. He has an abiding
interest in international human rights, and is a supporter of numerous causes,
including the abolition of modern slavery. He lives
with his wife and two
children in Virginia. A Walk Across the Sun is his first novel.
www.corbanaddison.com
'A Walk Across the Sun' is available now.
