Fighting for Tara: a novel

Fighting for Tara: a novel

<p></p><p><strong>How far will a mother go to save her child?</strong></p><hr /><p><em>“I have no use for a baby girl. Get rid of her tonight!” He towered over her as she cringed in fear.</em></p><p>But Hansa, a thirteen-year-old child-bride in rural India, refuses to remain a victim of the oppressive society where a female child is an unwanted burden. Instead of drowning her baby, Hansa escapes from her village with three-month-old Tara.</p><p>Hansa soon discovers that life as a teenage mother is fraught with danger. But a single lie opens the door to a promising opportunity far from home.</p><p>Just seven years later, Hansa finds herself fighting for Tara’s life once more, this time in an American court, with a woman she calls ‘Mother.’</p><p>Will the lie upon which Hansa built her life, defeat its own purpose? How can she succeed when no one believes the truth? </p><p>A story of two mothers, two daughters and a fight to save a child, <em>Fighting for Tara </em>explores the depth of love and motherhood.</p><hr />