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Mamta Jain Valderrama

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Born
Memphis, The United States
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May 2016


Mamta Jain Valderrama is an author, speaker, and aspiring master cookie decorator. Her debut novel, A Girl In Traffick, is a thriller based on true stories of human organ trafficking in India.

Mamta spent a decade conducting primary and secondary research for her book, across multiple countries.

Mamta graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. After working as a reporter, she went on to receive her MBA from the University of Southern California, where she wrote an award-winning business plan centered on medical tourism. As a first-generation Indian American, she has visited many of the beautiful and intriguing places she describes in her novel, both in the United States and India.

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Mamta Jain Valderrama Juhi is a composite of real life people victimized by organ trafficking. I knew that I wanted the story to be told through the eyes of a child/pre-tee…moreJuhi is a composite of real life people victimized by organ trafficking. I knew that I wanted the story to be told through the eyes of a child/pre-teen who grows up over the course of the book. Actually, in my first draft, I wrote Juhi's character as a boy. But I repeatedly got stuck because...well, I've never been a 12 year-old boy, and I have no idea how they think! Once I had the a-ha moment to switch the character to a girl, the writing just came out of me. Early on, when I closed my eyes and imagined Juhi, I kept seeing the face of my youngest cousin. Her name is not Juhi, but long after I published my book, I came to know that her name was supposed to be Juhi! But her parents, my aunt and uncle, changed it at the last minute!(less)
Mamta Jain Valderrama I get to focus on the issues I care about. It's a fun challenge to think about how to make organ trafficking or the child slave labor for chocolate re…moreI get to focus on the issues I care about. It's a fun challenge to think about how to make organ trafficking or the child slave labor for chocolate relevant and interesting to the general public. I like to put myself in the shoes of the reader by thinking about what I like to read, and then I write that.(less)
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