Publisher's Synopsis
When twenty-seven-year-old Karan White lands in a New York prison to serve a seven-year sentence, his cellmate, John, becomes curious about his life experiences. As Karan begins to share insight into his path to date, a fascinating story unfolds. After he reveals he was born in India to a mother who was unable to care for him, Karan details how he traveled to the United States at age three where he was adopted by an American couple.
As his story continues, Karan discloses his experiences in a new country where he struggled to fit in, met wonderful people, and battled a strong desire to one day meet his biological mother, Chameli, and learn why she abandoned him.
When a chain of events eventually propels Karan down an unexpected path that leads him out of prison and into new beginnings, he finally launches a long-awaited search for his birth mother, with help from John, that takes him to the vast country of India where he hopes the truth awaits.
Child of the Sun is the tale of an Indian adoptee's journey into manhood that ultimately leads him to dark places that fuel his desire to find his biological mother.
