And this beautifully-written novel demands that we pay attention, that now more than ever we bear witness to the horrors inflicted on girls and women everywhere. While a work of fiction, Harding’s work is informed by meticulous research, inspired by her own experience reading the first-hand accounts of trafficked minors during her work with the Children’s Rights Alliance. I still remember the first time I read Harvesting, and the response it prompted in me. Harvesting is not an easy book to read, but it is an essential one in this moment. Harvesting is this month’s Irish Times Book Club choice.

Source: The Irish Times November 12, 2018 10:30 UTC