Human trafficking touches the lives of two very different families in a DEBUT novel that John Grisham calls "beautiful in its story and also important in its message." A devastating tsunami hits the shore in Chennai, India tearing 17-year-old Ahalya and her younger sister, Sita's world apart. Alone and orphaned they attempt to travel toward safety inland. But along the way, they are kidnapped and delivered to a Mumbai brothel, to begin new lives as captive prostitutes. Unflinchingly gritty yet ultimately hopeful, this is an eye-opening tale of family and survival.