My Latest Read
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382107)
Rockingham, Australia
July 3, 2017 2:13pm CST
We bought quite a few books with us to France as we weren't sure about finding cheap English language books here. One I bought from home (Western Australia) to read on the plane. I've just finished reading it a second time.
The book is called ‘A Walk Across the Sun’ by Corban Addison. It is the story of two young Indian girls who are orphaned in a tsunami and find themselves sold into slavery. Although fiction, it is based on fact. One young girl is used as a ‘mule’ to smuggle heroin into the USA. The story ends satisfactorily but is quite harrowing in places.
The main message seems to be that exploitation of women and young girls in particular will never cease. The best that can be hope for is that some will be rescued. I can recommend the book. It doesn’t set out to shock or sensationalise but does inform the reader about some of the ploys used by those who seek to make their fortunes from human misery.
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
3 Jul 17
It sounds like a painful read. I'll add it to my list of books to read in the future. Or maybe now...is it inspirational?
No, exploitation will never stop. Girls, women, children of both sexes, and even men will be exploited as long as greed drives the world. And that will be until the end of humanity.
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
4 Jul 17
@JudyEv Then I will probably read it. I do not understand why authors write or people want to read horrid details of human misery. My imagination is enough, I don't want to read that stuff.
@xFiacre (14785)
• Ireland
3 Jul 17
@judyev a great one to read when you're in France is Mitterrand's Hat. Mitterrand leaves his trade mark Black Homberg in a cafe and someone finds it - does it have mystical powers? There's an English translation. Right now I'm reading a curious French book - The Reader on the 6.25, about a man whose job is to pulp old books to make paper for new books. He rescues fragments of the books destined for the pulper and reads them aloud for passepassengers on the train to work. Odd.
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@JudyEv (382107)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jul 17
Sounds very odd but then some French films are a bit odd too. Vince left his brand-new (Irish) Father's Day cap in a church the other day and we had to go back for it. Since our trip in 2015 he has lost 3 black hats. One is possibly still in a bar near Vienna.
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
3 Jul 17
I have never heard of the author or the book. Lol. seems like you liked it. From what you ahve said about reading this, try reading "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave, great book, and similar genre.
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@JudyEv (382107)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jul 17
I'll look out for 'Little Bee'. There is a small library here at our camping ground. You give a book and take a book.
@JudyEv (382107)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jul 17
I read ti twice as the first time I had long gaps between reading sessions. The second time I more or less went from beginning to end in a few days.
@snowy22315 (208913)
• United States
21 Jul 17
It sounds like a good book. I just watched Lion on Netflix the young Indian boy that became separated from his family and adopted by an Australian couple. It seemed very honest, although of course..you never know the real story.
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@JudyEv (382107)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jul 17
I eventually managed to watch this on the plane. It is a true story. I don't think any of it was fictionalised.
@JudyEv (382107)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jul 17
I found it really interesting. I ended up reading it twice which shows how much I enjoyed it.
@JudyEv (382107)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jul 17
Perhaps they will. It takes place in India, the US and France. I didn't think I'd enjoy such a story but I did.
@Marilynda1225 (91086)
• United States
3 Jul 17
I'm always looking for a good book to read. This sounds very interesting
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@teamfreak16 (43596)
• Denver, Colorado
5 Jul 17
Sounds like a pretty gruesome, yet interesting read.
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
3 Jul 17
I have never heard of the author or the book. Lol. seems like you liked it. From what you ahve said about reading this, try reading "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave, great book, and similar genre.
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@dramagirl26 (3259)
• Ringgold, Virginia
5 Jul 17
Sounds like it was a good book. I'll have to check it out.
