Shadow of the Taj

Lara Bernhardt writes with ferocious honesty and tenderness laying open the ugly world of the trafficking of young girls with a bright spear of hope.-Jacquelyn Mitchard New York Times best-selling author of The Deep End of the OceanOklahoma Book Award Best Fiction FinalistHow much would you risk to save one child?Leslie Matthews travels to India with her husband on a business trip never expecting it will turn her life upside-down. During a trip to the zoo she meets Raveena an orphan desperate for someone to save her from a harrowing fate. Leslie tries to rescue Raveena from a sordid exploitative underworld but powerful and brutal men hold the girl and dont intend to let anyone take her. Leslie tumbles into a terrifying underworld of systemic abuse she knows nothing about. But she wont stop until Raveena is safe regardless of the cost. In a battle against impossible odds Leslie wagers everything she has-including her life-to free Raveena. Shadow of the Taj is a deeply moving inspirational novel that will stay with you long after you finish reading it. A must read!