The Garden of Burning Sand: A Novel - Softcover

Addison, Corban

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1443454575 ISBN 13: 9781443454575

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 2018

Synopsis

A Canadian bestseller from the author of A Walk Across the Sun: the passionate tale of a young woman’s search for justice in the heart of sub-Saharan Africa

Lusaka, Zambia. Zoe Fleming is a young, idealistic American lawyer working with an NGO devoted to combating the epidemic of child sexual assault in southern Africa. Zoe’s organization is called in to help when an adolescent girl is brutally assaulted. The girl’s identity is a mystery. Where did she come from? Was the attack a random street crime or a premeditated act?

A betrayal in Zoe’s past gives a special resonance to the girl’s plight, and that drives Zoe to find the perpetrator. She gradually forms a working relationship, then a surprising friendship, with Joseph Kabuta, a Zambian police officer. Their search takes them from Lusaka’s roughest neighbourhoods to the wild waters of Victoria Falls, and from the AIDS-stricken streets of Johannesburg to the matchless splendour of Cape Town.

As the investigation builds to a climax, threatening to send shock waves through Zambian society, Zoe is forced to radically reshape her assumptions about love, loyalty, family and, especially, the meaning of justice.

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From the Back Cover

Lusaka, Zambia. Zoe Fleming, a young, idealistic American lawyer working with an NGO combatting child sexual assault, is called in to help when an adolescent girl is brutally attacked. The girl’s identity is a mystery. Where did she come from? Was the attack a random street crime or a premeditated act?

A betrayal in Zoe’s past drives her to find the perpetrator and she forms an alliance with Joseph Kabuta, a Zambian police officer. Their search takes them from Lusaka’s roughest neighborhoods to the wild waters of Victoria Falls, and from the AIDS-stricken streets of Johannesburg to the matchless splendor of Cape Town.

As the investigation builds to a climax, threatening to send shockwaves through Zambian society, Zoe is forced to radically reshape her assumptions about love, loyalty, family, and, especially, the meaning of justice.

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: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1443454575
• ISBN 13: 9781443454575
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 688