"A fast-paced, heart-wrenching story, both fascinating and horrific." –Margriet Ruurs, award-winning author, Emma's EggsAs the Lotus Blooms is the fast-moving sequel to Logan’s first novel, Finding Lien. The story follows Lien, traumatized from her ordeal as a victim of child trafficking in a Cambodian brothel, on her journey of recovery.
Despite her recurring bouts of PTSD, this courageous young woman signs on with an NGO, to work with a team to prevent trafficking and rescue victims. It is a dangerous mission for all, especially Lien, whose wounds are deep and emotional stability in question.
R. Bruce Logan is an armchair scholar of Southeast Asia's sociological landscape. He lives part-time in Vietnam, with his wife Elaine, where they do humanitarian work. Bruce is a retired US Army officer who served two tours of duty in Vietnam during the war. When not traveling, he and Elaine live on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia.