A Girl In Traffick - Softcover

Valderrama, Mamta Jain

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692788883 ISBN 13: 9780692788882

Publisher: Majavii Press, 2017

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Juhi Gupta loves her simple life in a remote Indian village. She and her mother and father might be poor, but they’re happy. Then one day, everything changes.

Her father heads to the doctor for a simple procedure—the removal of a rotten tooth—but instead, his kidney is stolen and sold on the black market. Juhi and her parents are kidnapped and dropped in a New Delhi slum. Separated from her parents, Juhi must quickly learn to survive. Luckily, she has a rare skill that’s greatly in demand, especially in the slums: she knows how to read and write. At first, her quick wits allow her to thrive, but soon they attract unwanted attention, and she’s faced with impossible decisions and desperate choices.

Meanwhile, in the United States, Kevin Whitman is dying. No American doctor can help him, so he ventures to India for treatment. He has no idea that in so doing, he’ll change Juhi’s life forever.

About this title

About the Author:

Mamta Jain Valderrama is a writer, speaker, and entrepreneur. Formerly a healthcare strategist, she learned about the difficulties involved in kidney transplants and the daily suffering of those living on dialysis. These important social-justice issues inspired her to write A Girl in Traffick.

Valderrama graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. After working as a reporter, she went on to receive her MBA from the University of Southern California, where she wrote an award-winning business plan centered on medical tourism. As a first-generation Indian American, she has visited many of the beautiful and intriguing places she describes in her novel, both in the United States and India. She now resides in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Majavii Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0692788883
• ISBN 13: 9780692788882
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 450