Stand in the Traffic: A Himalayan Adoption Story
Jul 2020 · Madville Publishing
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Kate is a thirty-something-year-old adventurer and single mother who sells her stateside business to go to Kathmandu, Nepal with her young son, Jack. Her intention is to adopt an orphaned toddler named Devi, a little girl she knows only from a photograph. The expedition ends up completely redirecting Kate's moral compass and forcing her to find peace within chaos. Stand in the Traffic is the story of Kate's year long journey through culture shock, paperwork delays, and revolution. As the days drift by, Kate struggles to connect with the stoic little girl whose charcoal eyes and visible scars betray her elusive past. In Stand in the Traffic, Kate's fresh, engaging voice speaks to women's issues, parenting, politics, and adventure travel. Readers will be captivated by Kate and her family. Unlike other adoption retrospectives, this is not the dry, drawn out account of bureaucracy and childlessness, but rather a heart-pounding journey to the land of rickshaw wallahs and orange-clad saddhus, incense laden temples, and sly street dogs. As the months unfold, Kate finds herself contentedly immersed in Devi's vibrant culture, in spite of the revolution brewing just down the lane. Kate's story of immersion in a foreign culture leads readers into an enchanted dreamscape.
Kate is a thirty-something-year-old adventurer and single mother who sells her stateside business to go to Kathmandu, Nepal with her young son, Jack. Her intention is to adopt an orphaned toddler named Devi, a little girl she knows only from a photograph. The expedition ends up completely redirec...
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Novelist, journalist and critic Kate Saunders was born in London in 1960, Saunders was the eldest daughter of six children. Her beginnings as an actor at the National Theatre influenced her novels The Mystery of the Sorrowful Maiden (Bloomsbury) and Storm in the Citadel (Mandarin/Jonathan Cape). Saunders¿ first novel, The Prodigal Father (Jonathan Cape/HarperCollins), earned her the Betty Trask prize. Writing everything from historical romance and detective novels to children¿s books, the series that brought her into the spotlight was The Belfry Witches, which was also adapted into a BBC series. She was a judge on the 1990 Booker Prize and the 2007 Women¿s Prize, which she helped found. Saunders died at age 62 in April 2023.
Novelist, journalist and critic Kate Saunders was born in London in 1960, Saunders was the eldest daughter of six children. Her beginnings as an actor at the National Theatre influenced her novels The Mystery of the Sorrowful Maiden (Bloomsbury) and Storm in the Citadel (Mandarin/Jonathan Cape). ...
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