A Harvest of Thorns: A Novel - Softcover

Addison, Corban

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1443451967 ISBN 13: 9781443451963

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

A beloved American corporation with an explosive secret. A disgraced former journalist looking for redemption. A corporate executive with nothing left to lose.

In Dhaka, Bangladesh, a garment factory burns to the ground, claiming the lives of hundreds of workers, mostly young women. Amid the rubble, a bystander captures a heart-stopping photograph—a teenage girl lying in the dirt, her body broken by a multi-story fall, and over her mouth a mask of fabric bearing the label of one of America’s largest retailers, Presto Omnishops Corporation.

Eight thousand miles away, at Presto’s headquarters in Virginia, Cameron Alexander, the company’s long-time general counsel, watches the media coverage of the fire in horror, wondering if the damage can be contained. When the photo goes viral, fanning the flames of a decades old controversy about sweatshops, labor rights, and the ethics of globalization, he launches an investigation into the disaster that will reach farther than he could ever imagine—and threaten everything he has left in the world.

A year later, in Washington, D.C., Joshua Griswold, a disgraced former journalist from The Washington Post, receives an anonymous summons from a corporate whistleblower who offers him confidential information about Presto and the fire. For Griswold, the challenge of exposing Presto’s culpability is irresistible, as is the chance, however slight, at redemption. Deploying his old journalistic skills, he builds a historic case against Presto, setting the stage for a war in the courtroom and in the media that Griswold is determined to win—both to salvage his reputation and to provoke a revolution of conscience in Presto’s boardroom that could transform the fashion industry across the globe.

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In Dhaka, Bangladesh, a garment factory burns to the ground, claiming the lives of hundreds of workers. Amid the rubble, a bystander captures a heart-stopping image—a teenage girl lying in the dirt, her body broken by a multistory fall, and over her mouth a mask bearing the label of one of America’s largest retailers, Presto Omnishops Corporation.

At Presto’s headquarters in Virginia, Cameron Alexander, the company’s longtime head lawyer, watches the media coverage of the fire in horror. As a decades-old controversy about sweatshops,  labor rights, and the ethics of globalization reignites, he launches an investigation into the disaster that will reach farther than he could ever imagine—and threaten everything he has left in the world.

A year later, in Washington, DC, disgraced former journalist Joshua Griswold receives an anonymous summons from a whistleblower promising information about Presto and the fire.

For Griswold, the challenge of exposing Presto’s culpability is irresistible. Deploying his old journalistic skills, he builds a historic case against Presto, setting the stage for a war in the courtroom and in the media that he is determined to win—both to salvage his reputation and to provoke a revolution of conscience that could change the fashion industry across the globe.

About the Author

Corban Addison is the international bestselling author of A Walk Across the Sun, The Garden of Burning Sand, A Harvest of Thorns, and The Tears of Dark Water, which won the inaugural Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. His novels have been published in over 25 countries. An attorney, activist, and world traveler, he is a supporter of humanitarian and social justice causes around the world. He lives with his wife and children in Virginia.

Web: corbanaddison.com

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About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1443451967
• ISBN 13: 9781443451963
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368