The Secret War by Francis Russell
In August 2009, Sheela Jon came to Nepal and met a 3 year old blind girl in the main government orphanage. Her niece picked the little girl up, and the workers told her not to pick her up as she has 'bad karma' as she is blind. She came back in 2010 and met the little girl again, and had a strong calling to adopt her and bring her back to the UK. In September 2011, she embarked upong the long and ardous process of adoption under Nepalese law, battling with officials who considered her to be a women with no standing and the little girl to be completely invisible. She discovered corruption and abuse, and finally her daughter's visa to the UK was refused, and she is still in Kathmandu waiting for the appeal to be heard.Francis Russell was born in the year 1910 in Boston, Massachusetts. He went to Boston-area schools and served as a captain in the Black Watch Royal Canadian Highlanders during WWII. Tragedy in Dedham: The Tale of the Sacco and Vanzetti Case, which earned the Edgar Allen Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America, is his first book. Russell passed away in 1989.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780809425464 |
| ISBN 10 | 0809425467 |
| Title | The Secret War |
| Author | Francis Russell |
| Series | World War Ii S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Time-Life Books |
| Year published | 1981-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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