The Bracelet
Gallery Books, November 2012
Newly heartbroken and searching for purpose in her life, Abby Monroe is determined to make her mark as a UN worker in one of the world's most unstable cities: Peshawar, Pakistan. But after witnessing the brutal murder of a woman thrown from a building, she is haunted by the memory of an intricate and sparkling bracelet that adorned the victim's wrist.
At a local women's shelter, Abby meets former sex slaves who have miraculously escaped their captors. As she gains the girls' trust and documents their horrifying accounts of unspeakable pain and betrayal, she joins forces with a dashing New York Times reporter who believes he can incriminate the shadowy leader of the vicious human trafficking ring. Inspired by the women's remarkable bravery -- and the mysterious reappearance of the bracelet -- the duo traces evidence that spreads from remote villages of South Asia to the most powerful corners of the West, risking their lives to offer a voice to the countless innocents in bondage.
Paperback | ISBN: 9781451669121 | Publication Date: November 2012
Reviews:
"Roberta Gately uses her experiences working with refugees and
traveling in the Middle East to take readers on a thrilling,
highly visual trip into the world of human trafficking in
Pakistan. The Bracelet is a pleasure from page one, and
hard to put down until the very last page."
-- Jennifer Haupt, author of I'll Stand by You: One
Woman's Mission to Heal the Children of the World
"Gately is very effective at covering the complexity of human
trafficking in a straightforward and easy to read style that just
keeps you turning the pages to find out what happens next . . . In
addition to the great human interest stories within the story,
there are enough surprising twists and revelations to make for a
captivating and suspenseful read!"
-- Audrey Lawrence, Fresh Fiction
"Gately, a nurse and humanitarian worker, has a keen
understanding of conflict zones and human trafficking, and the
resultant detail is vibrantly deployed throughout her newest novel
(after Lipstick in Afghanistan)."
-- Publisher's Weekly
"Gately's thought-provoking insights in The Bracelet
deliver a clear message of her compassionate view of the subject
matter. Gatley has hands-down passed the age-old litmus test of an
accomplished writer in that, a writer writes what a writer knows
-- without question, Ms. Gately knew her topic and therefore, she
wrote a fantastic book. Quill Says: Current topic equals great
read!
-- Feathered Quill Book Reviews
Praise for Lipstick in Afghanistan
"An absorbing debut . . . Gately vividly evokes the beauty and
tragedy of Afghanistan."
-- Booklist
"Should be on everyone's TBR list."
-- Sacramento Book Review
"Fascinating, heart-wrenching . . . readers will be entralled."
-- Las Vegas Review-Journal
