Two young women from a remote Nepal village, full of happy hopes and dreams, are kidnapped and trafficked to work as sex slaves in Sonagachi, Kolkata’s notorious red-light district. One of them, Chameli, tells her story. Chameli’s younger brother sets off on a quixotic rescue mission only to find himself fighting to survive on the city’s streets. Meanwhile, an Australian student arrives in Kolkata with idealistic intent, determined to help young sex slaves if she can. Can there be a rare happy and life-affirming ending to this story of the world’s most inhumane trade?
Supply and Demand – cover reveal
05 Monday Nov 2018
Posted in Human trafficking, Writing
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Congratulations, Roy…great premise!
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Thanks Jill, it’s been a long time in the making.
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Having read a beta copy, I can say that this is the perfect cover for it, Roy – eye-catching, heart-breaking and intriguing in equal measure. Congrats on this next stage towards publication.
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Thank you Susan. Design for Writers always do a great job in interpreting a book’s mood and message.
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OMG, it’s ready! Bravo, Roy. Can’t wait to read it.
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Thank you for your support as always Jane. Maybe three/four weeks and it’ll be out there.
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Congratulations Roy. I will order a copy and will look forward to reading it
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Hello Fiona 🙂 Hope you’re well. It won’t be available for 3-4 weeks yet though. Thanks for your support.
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Huzzah, Roy! You keep making it happen:). Although this one sounds like I’ll need wine . . .
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Thank you Kristine. A project I’ve wanted to bring to fruition for a while now. It’s a cruel and wicked world for too many people. They lost in the lottery of life.
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Longtime percolating. Congratulations on finishing the book. Looks very interesting.
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Indeed EQ, started five or six years ago 🙂 Pleased to get it over the line (nearly).
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Love the cover! Very evocative.
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Thank you Janna. I can never blame my book covers anyway – I love them all.
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GREAT cover! I’d definitely pick it up and flip it over to read the back blurb. 🙂
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Thank you Juliann 🙂 That’s the first battle of course, to persuade someone to stop and consider. I love this designer’s work – he somehow makes the final product seem like it’s the one you really wanted, though I had a totally open mind when commissioning this one.
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Wow Roy – this is handling a hard hitting issue. Good work you’re doing indeed and good luck with its reception.
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Thanks Bruce. It’s a subject I felt I needed to write about though it seems there’s no solution in sight. At least it’s off my chest and maybe creating a spark of awareness.
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A powerful cover for what sounds like a powerful story Roy – sex trafficking is one of those issues that particularly concerns me. I seem to recall you don’t have a TV Roy, but there was an interesting drama on the other night called ‘Doing Money’ which was about sex trafficking set in Ireland.
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Thanks Andrea. Indeed, but even more so when the victims are no more than kids. That’s what prompted me to write this book.
Sadly there is little political will or motivation to tackle human trafficking – no votes in it. Some laws are enacted only to be unresourced or ignored. Yes, I heard about the Irish documentary but little will change as a result 😦
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Wow! Terrific cover, Roy – it’s incredibly eye-catching and haunting. The premise is superb and grabs one’s attention. Best of luck with your book.
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Thank you Annika – Design for Writers never let me down.
I’m part way through your intriguing short stories and I’ll put a review up in due course.
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What a lovely surprise to know you’re reading my book, Roy – that’s made my day! Thank you so much. 😀
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