I’m working on a new book. Behind the compelling WWII story, a sweep of romance, and its theme of the sacredness of life, is an exploration of what it means to step onto a slippery moral slope—how easy that is to do, and how hard it is to regain our footing. No one imagined when British, American, German and scientists …
Band of Sisters–How Can I Help?
The question I’m asked most often is, “How can I help? Human trafficking and the abolition of modern-day slavery is a huge problem–what can I possibly do to make a difference?” *First, learn all you can through reading and talking with individuals and organizations who have already joined the fight: Google “human trafficking” to learn what is happening in the …
Band of Sisters–Stepping Out
Modern-day slavery is foreign to most of us and uncomfortable to discuss. The crime usually involves pimps who buy and sell women and children, forcing them to have sex multiple times in a 24 hour period. We can’t imagine that such things happen in good families or in our neighborhoods or to people in our church or school. Sadly, that’s …
Band of Sisters–Raising Awareness
Band of Sisters is a mild story in the world of human trafficking and modern-day slavery. The realities are far more grim—at the time the story took place and certainly today. But I pray this book is a voice—one more voice—that evokes a platform for discussion. If we unite, if we all demand change, we will create a clamor that …