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To my new visitors --"Welcome!"
To my old friends -- "Welcome back!"
I recently read a quote that touched my heart, stimulated my mind, stirred up my anger, and made me reassess the direction in which Aabra Publishing has been moving. The quote is from "Violence Against Women, a Study Completed for United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan." It reads:
"At least one out of every three women around the world has been beaten, coerced
into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime; with the abuser usually someone known to her."
This is a truly staggering and tragic statistic, a statistic that should be the front page headline for every newspaper in the world. One woman in three! That's close to ONE BILLION ABUSED WOMEN around the world! If that isn't a heart-breaking statistic, I don't know what is!
The question we all have to ask ourselves then, both men and women, is what can WE do about this international tragedy? How can we help to expose it? How can we help to end it?
We can answer these questions only for ourselves of course. But since I am a writer, the answer is very simple: I will write about the problem. I will expose this tragedy in every way I can. I will throw my own admittedly very small light on this very large, very dark, and very murky issue.
My newest novel, "Taliban Escape! One Woman's Journey Out of Hell" is another attempt on my part to illuminate one small corner of this bleak and violent world. "Taliban Love Slave" is another attempt, as is "Sailing Into Darkness."
All of my novels, however, are about ordinary women who find themselves in extraordinary--sometimes seemingly impossible--situations, with no one to rely on but themselves.
Please visit the following pages of this website for an introduction to all of our novels, all of which are now available at the Kindle Store. Go to www.amazon.com and search for "Aabra" under Kindle Books. Most of our ebooks are also available at www.smashwords.com/profile/view/aabra. Smashwords sells ebooks that can be read by nearly every kind of ebook reader.
I hope you will find our stories interesting, informative, and inspiring. Remember, however, that the very best stories -- no matter what the genre -- are those that touch the heart. If our stories touch your heart, please let us know. If they don't, please let us know that, too. The creation of good stories, meaningful stories, heart-touching stories is the lifelong pursuit of every writer. So please drop me a note from time to time (aabra@aabra.us) and let us know how we are doing.
If interested, additional info about me can be found on Page 9 of this website.
Thanks for dropping by!
Aabra
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Thought for the Day
The worst walls are never the ones you find in your way
The worst walls are the ones you put there yourelf
Ursula K. Le Guin