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Hogarth
February 2014
On Sale: February 11, 2014
224 pages
ISBN: 0804138788
EAN: 9780804138789
Kindle: B00EMXBDKW
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Women's Fiction Contemporary
A haunting story of love and survival that introduces an
unforgettable literary heroine
Ladydi
Garcia Martínez is fierce, funny and smart. She was born
into a world where being a girl is a dangerous thing. In the
mountains of Guerrero, Mexico, women must fend for
themselves, as their men have left to seek opportunities
elsewhere. Here in the shadow of the drug war, bodies turn
up on the outskirts of the village to be taken back to the
earth by scorpions and snakes. School is held sporadically,
when a volunteer can be coerced away from the big city for a
semester. In Guerrero the drug lords are kings, and mothers
disguise their daughters as sons, or when that fails they
“make them ugly” – cropping their hair, blackening their
teeth- anything to protect them from the rapacious grasp of
the cartels. And when the black SUVs roll through town,
Ladydi and her friends burrow into holes in their backyards
like animals, tucked safely out of sight.
While
her mother waits in vain for her husband’s return, Ladydi
and her friends dream of a future that holds more promise
than mere survival, finding humor, solidarity and fun in the
face of so much tragedy. When Ladydi is offered work as a
nanny for a wealthy family in Acapulco, she seizes the
chance, and finds her first taste of love with a young
caretaker there. But when a local murder tied to the cartel
implicates a friend, Ladydi’s future takes a dark turn.
Despite the odds against her, this spirited heroine’s
resilience and resolve bring hope to otherwise heartbreaking
conditions.
An illuminating and affecting
portrait of women in rural Mexico, and a stunning
exploration of the hidden consequences of an unjust war,
PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN is an unforgettable story of
friendship, family, and determination.
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