108
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Dheepa Maturi
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| Publisher | Girl Friday Books |
| Publication | Jun 17, 2025 |
| Format | Paperback/Softback |
| ISBN | 97819647217 |
| Pages | 412 |
| Age | 18 - 99 |
| Price | $17.95 |
108
Can one woman stop a chemical magnate from destroying life on Earth?
While working the night shift at a San Francisco news agency, Bayla Jeevan has a shocking out-of-body experience. Her consciousness is transported deep into an Indian forest, where she witnesses a noxious liquid spreading through the soil. At the same time, she receives a message from her father, presumed dead for fifteen years, warning her of imminent danger. Coincidence? Unlikely.
Halfway around the world, agrochemical corporation ZedChem-led by billionaire Krakun Zed-tests its latest innovation, a product heralded as the solution to topsoil erosion. But the data reveals something else entirely.
As Bayla sets out looking for answers, she learns more about her past-and her family's connections to a secret organization with ancient roots and to Zed himself. Will Bayla be able to stop the corporation from ruining global agriculture and devastating human existence forever?
In this action-packed eco-thriller, the bonds of family-and the power to save Earth-are put to the test.
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āIn 108, author Dheepa R. Maturi delivers a global thriller pitting the worst kind of corporate greed against the very roots that ground all living things. Featuring a committed group of people who risk everything to save the planet as the seconds tick down, 108 has a Mission Impossibleāworthy plot built around a warmhearted family saga. This novel reminds us that community is not simply the web of life, but also the solution that might just save us all.āāNick Fuller Googins, author of The Frequency of Living Things
āCaptivating and conscious. Seamlessly weaving the metaphysical and metaphorical into a story of our current, pressing environmental realities, 108 reminds us of our innate connection to the world around us and opens our eyes to the truth that pulses underneath our everyday existence. A rich and radiant journey of awakening, healing, and empowerment, this eco-thriller vibrates with insight, leading us into a deeper alignment between ourselves and Earth. A new and compelling kind of climate fiction!āāDr. Sue Morter, author of bestseller The Energy Codes: The 7-Step System to Awaken Your Spirit, Heal Your Body, and Live Your Best Life
āA needful story. A tender story. A gripping adventure. 108 entertains, but it also contains the seeds of personal and societal change. We can do more together than we can alone. This debut eco-thriller from Dheepa R. Maturi stirs my inner āpeaceful warrior.ā I love this book. I think you will, too.āāL.L. Barkat, author of Earth to Poetry: A 30-Days, 30-Poems Earth, Self & Other Care Challenge
āA gripping, mesmerizing, and ultimately hopeful tale about climate changeāa story with an important message for all readers. 108 describes a world reeling under the impacts of climate changeāa world of which we can already see the early signs. It reminds us of the power that lies within all of us to forge a better future when we work with each other, as found families, communities, and collectives. This book is a must-read for everyone concerned about the precarious future of our world in the era of the Anthropocene.āāHarini Nagendra, professor of ecology, public speaker on nature and sustainability, and author of Nature in the City: Bengaluru in the Past, Present, and Future and The Bangalore Detectives Club
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