


My book is dedicated to my brother-in-law.Ģ. I met my husband at the dialysis company, and it turns out his youngest brother requires kidney dialysis. After I graduated, I worked for a large kidney dialysis provider, where I became further immersed in the world of kidneys. The stories hit me hard, and felt personal. My parents are immigrants from India, and I have traveled there many times. Most of the stories were about crimes happening in India. I first learned about organ trafficking while studying medical tourism in grad school. Kidneys are the most trafficked organ in the world. Please share a bit of your background and how you learned so much about human organ trafficking.īy karma or coincidence, I have been surrounded by the world of human kidneys for the past decade. In advance of the upcoming event, bookstore supervisor Kenlynn Nelson interviewed Mamta about her writing and thoughts on her first book:ġ. Busboys and Poets Books is excited to have social justice author, Mamta Jain Valderrama coming to Busboys 14th & V to discuss her debut novel, A Girl In Traffick, based on true stories of human organ trafficking.
