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(NEW!) Blessed, Bound and Broken by David Skivington
On the eve of the biggest festival of the year, the Indian village of Agnipatnam is in a frenzied state. A teenage girl is hanged, prompting furious rioting.
British television presenter Rupa and her team arrive amid the mayhem, quickly becoming aware they are not welcome. Their discoveries about ritualised child prostitution draw them into a dark world of superstition, corruption and violence. Seeking to present the truth, their lives become endangered as those in power pursue any means to protect their secrets.
David Skivington is a crime thriller author raising awareness on human rights issues through his work. His debut novel Scar Tissue is set in Kolkata, where he spent 6 months volunteering with street children. He was compelled to write Scar Tissue to raise awareness on human trafficking after being approached on the street and offered young girls.
He recently lived in Andhra Pradesh volunteering in an orphanage school and after visiting a charity working against children being dedicated to certain temples as prostitutes he wrote his second novel 'Blessed, Bound and Broken'. This is another crime thriller looking at the lives of 3 women which intertwine in a dark world of corruption, superstition and fear.
David has a PGCE and also an MA in International Development. During his studies he researched caste based discrimination in India giving a fuller understanding of issues covered in his novels.
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