Seventeen-year-old Ahalya and fifteen-year-old Sita have known only the privileged and sheltered life that their father has given them in India; but when a tsunami destroys everything they’ve ever known and claims the lives of their parents, the girls are forced to seek shelter. When they ask an old friend of their father’s for help, they are sold from one man to another in the sex and drug trades; and soon they can’t help but believe there is no way to survive.
Thomas Clarke’s entire world consists of his ex-wife and his recently deceased infant daughter. When his career begins to go downhill, Thomas makes a last-minute decision to join a non-profit organization. Thomas is shocked to discover the hidden reality of girls being sold for sex. When he learns of Ahalya and Sita, he makes it his personal mission to rescue him. But Thomas will soon realize that he is about to encounter the most gruesome and heartbreaking of crimes and the most evil of men; and once he starts this mission, there’s no turning back.
“A Walk Across the Sun” is a beautiful story that casts a light on the evils of human trafficking. This novel is another step to the sex trade not being hidden in the shadows. Throughout the novel, your heart will break for the girls who must endure such torment every day. Tears will wet the pages as you see a cop pass by a truck full of girls or when a passerby glances and ignores what he has just seen because he believes it isn’t his business. “A Walk Across the Sun” will make you angry at an evil ignored.
With a truth that shines through the story, the characters become so much more than just characters to the reader. They seem real as the reader turns page after page in hopes for their survival.
"A Walk Across the Sun" is Corban Addison's first novel; so I was amazed at the beautiful way the story flowed. From the first word, I was hooked; and it was the exceptional prose that grabbed my attention and refused to let go. There was just enough detail to put me in the novel and make the characters seem real, without being excessive.
Corban Addison has penned a masterpiece of fiction. With a beautiful writing style that immediately catches your attention, characters that steal your heart, a story that is not easily forgotten, and a message that will get the attention of a comfortable world, “A Walk Across the Sun” will not disappoint. Fiction readers will love the story and the truth that shines through; and non-fiction readers are sure to view this book differently from any other fiction book they may have read as they encounter the reality that the story depicts. I highly recommend this book to every reader!
*SilverOak Publishing provided a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
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