Publisher's Synopsis
What would you do if you were whisked away from your home, separated from your husband and thrown into prison without any idea what you have been accused of? It couldn't happen to you, or could it?Out of the blue, Jane and James are arrested by the police and taken from their home and contented life in a small Bulgarian village and put into the notorious Burgas Zatvor. Ignorant of any charges against them, they struggle physically and mentally to cope with the horror of their enforced confinement.Why have they been brought here? Who instigated their arrest? How can they get justice?As the various crimes committed by Jane's fellow inmates are revealed the reader is taken deep into the lives of the Roma culture, where young girls are sold at bride markets and babies are smuggled from gypsy ghettos. The hidden implications between the criminal fraternity within the Zatvor are gradually exposed in intriguing detail.From the colourful gypsy life in Bulgaria, to the greed of the drug's trade and the sexual violence, that is inherent within the people-trafficking gangs, this story weaves its way across the borders between Bulgaria, Turkey, Afghanistan and finally to Scotland where Jane eventually finds her answers.This is a story of theft and stolen time and how precious lives are ruined. Zatvor is the link that brings justice to some... but not all.
