In this suspense fiction book, the heroine, America Somerville, is a human rights lawyer born in Uruguay to a prestigious and wealthy family. America works for UNICEF and lives in New York City with her husband and young son. A personal tragedy forces her to return home to the ranch Los Olivos in Uruguay. There, she faces some of her family's darkest secrets. In the painful grieving process, America finds faith and her true calling.
"Volver Is to Return" addresses some of the biggest challenges faced by advocates of children's rights today in many developing countries, where children are being exploited through child labor, deprived of an education and living in extreme poverty. This book also provides insights into diverse cultures such as in India, Peru, Vietnam and Uruguay.
An excerpt from the book:
The world that had become my refuge in New York City before losing all that was dear to me is now a painful memory. My life was to change brutally and forever in only a matter of minutes, without any warning, nearly breaking my spirit.
"Volver Is to Return"
By Rebeca Rios-Kohn
Hardcover | 6 x 9in | 334 pages | ISBN 9781524616250
Softcover | 6 x 9in | 334 pages | ISBN 9781524616243
E-Book | 334 pages | ISBN 9781524616236
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About the Author
Rebeca Rios-Kohn is a native of Uruguay and a French citizen with over 25 years of experience in human development, human rights and children's rights. She received a Juris Doctor from the T. C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond in Virginia and practiced law in Virginia and New York. Thereafter, she joined the United Nations where she held several senior level positions with UNICEF and UNDP. During her years with UNICEF, she focused on advocating for children's rights and led a number of advocacy campaigns in many parts of the world to promote the Convention on the Rights of the Child. She co-authored "Protecting the World's Children," a UNICEF publication. Her dedication and commitment to the cause of children has led her to work in over 30 countries around the world including Bolivia, Cambodia, Jordan, Mali, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Panama, Peru, Serbia, Tanzania, Ukraine and Vietnam. Rios-Kohn has two daughters and currently lives in Sag Harbor.
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