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Jennifer
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Type: PAPERBACK
ISBN: 9789353338411
Date: 20th January, 2020
Publisher: RUPA PUBLICATIONS
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- Biography and Non-Fiction
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Seattle, Washington, 1990. It was a cold February day when eight-year-old Jennifer â?~Pinkyâ?T Francis stepped on the American soil for the first time,ittle knowing that herife was to change forever. Her Indian passport contained noast name. Unbeknown to her poor and illiterate parents, she had been illegally trafficked into the US under the garb of adoption by the very people who had been entrusted with her care. What ensues for Jennifer from then on isife in a foreignand where she is thrust into the nightmarish world of foster care, sexual abuse, drugs and crime. But, her heartbreaking story does not end there. Two decades after her so-called adoption, Jennifer is deported to India with no money or contacts. She must start at the very bottom again, building up herife one tiny step at a time. Indeed, Jennifer is not only a representation of the millions of illegal inter-country adoptees, but also a representation of human suffering. Nandita Puriâ?Ts brilliant book is an utterly gut-wrenching and unforgettable story of courage and survival.