Most people who learn that I survived torture express surprise at the fact that I am so “sane”, “eloquent”, “strong” or “normal”. When talking about human trafficking, modern slavery, or in fact any kind of organised crime, I often encounter helplessness in others. Worse, even specialists who work in this field declared me to be a “miracle” (for not being a “wreck” now). This kind of mystification takes the responsibility we all have...
GIRL IN FATHERLAND is based on true events but reads like a novel. Berlin, 2013: We follow the story of Lucy, a girl who has been split into several pieces by systematic torture and psychological terror. As fragments of Lucy’s memories are being presented like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, the reader is being taken from a seemingly ordinary, happy life into the hell of Lucy’s past and back again into the now apparently chang...
Are you a bookblogger, member of a bookclub, volunteer for an organization working against modern slavery, human trafficking, sexual abuse, torture (you get the picture)… ? I’d love to hear from you: info[at]morganwords[dot]com I’ll send a free advance copy of GIRL IN FATHERLAND, the first novel in the Fatherland series for an honest review!
Just clicked on “submit” for the final version of GIRL IN FATHERLAND. Can’t believe I wrote that. Great ending. Disturbing, but great. It tells us what to live for. I find it hard to take full credit for the book. Though I heard from other writers that they have no idea where their art comes from. You just sit down and write it and it happens. In this case I have to admit I’m rather proud of myself. Can’...