Jennifer Clement: Prayers for the Stolen, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Kurzbeschreibung

It was Paula's mother who had the brilliant idea of digging the holes. My mother said that the State of Guerrero was turning into a rabbit warren with young girls hiding all over the place

Beschreibung

Now we make you ugly, my mother said. The best thing you can be in Mexico is an ugly girl.

On the mountainside in rural Mexico where Ladydi lives, being a girl is dangerous. Especially a pretty one. If the Narcos hear there is a pretty girl on the mountain, they steal her. So when the black SUVs roll into town, Ladydi and her friends hide in the warren of holes scattered across the mountain, safely out of sight. Because the stolen girls don t come back.

Ladydi is determined to get out, to find a life that offers more than just the struggle to survive. But she soon finds that the drug cartels have eyes everywhere, and the cities are no safer than the mountains.

Rezension

" Prayers For The Stolen is stark and brutal, but not without happiness. Mexico is a warren of hidden women , says Jennifer Clement. This book is a way of seeing them" (Kirsty Gunn, Stylist)

Klappentext

Ladydi Garcia Martínez is fierce, funny and smart. But she was born into a world where being a girl is a dangerous thing. 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.