Out of the Rubble

Inspired by real-life events, Ronald Bagliere's Out of the Rubble takes place in Kathmandu, Nepal, after the devastating earthquake of 2015.When Binod and Sila Thapa lose their children to human traffickers, Binod's friend Mick Hanson and his girlfriend come to their aid. But with the devastation of the city and the authorities overwhelmed from the quake, finding the children seems impossible.Living out of hotels and relatives' homes with nothing on their backs, Binod and Sila walk the streets in a desperate attempt to get back their children. Meanwhile, their friends devise a plan of their own to save the children, and delve into the dark world of seedy orphanages and unscrupulous bondsmen.But where are the children, and can they find them before they are lost forever? In addition to his writing, Ron is an avid outdoorsman who has traveled extensively across the Pacific to Nepal, New Zealand and other locations to hike and climb. His two month-long stays in the Himalayas have deeply influenced his views of the world and the awesome beauty it holds. Everest and the people of the mountains in particular.Out of this experience was born "THE LION OF KHUM JUNG", a novel set in the Himalayas, that was a finalist in the Syracuse Downtown Writer's Book of the Year Awards in 2014.Ron resides in Central New York, and in his spare time, he dabbles in photography. Ron also works with the Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation in Canada to raise money for the Sherpa children of Nepal's Himalayas. A series by Ronald Bagliere.