![]() ![]() ![]() Some years later a chance for a former journalist Joshua Griswold to rebuild he shattered career when a chance tip off comes from an employee. Now it is damage limitation for Presto as they try to make sure that no damage to the company name comes from the fire. But one question remains why was this factory even producing their range of garments in the first place as this was not one of the factories on the list in fact it never met any of criteria in the first place. But the image captures something else that will shake a large American clothing retailer ‘presto’ to the core. A photographer later takes a photograph of the young girl and instantly the photograph becomes front page news around the world. Among those killed is a young girl trying to escape the fire by climbing down a makeshift rope ladder sadly the rope that was tied together using the garments from the factory floor gives way and the girl falls to her death. ![]() The story begins with a fire at a factory with tragic consequences as many people are killed trapped by the flames and acrid smoke. I have been struck by the outstanding quality of the writing of Addison in A Harvest of Thorns a novel about corporate greed at its worst within the fashion industry and how workers in Bangladesh are exploited for profit. This has been my first Corban Addison novel and it will not be the last. ![]()
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