Prayers for the Stolen
Thank you Hogarth Books for this gifted copy of Prayers for the Stolen.
As soon as I read the synopsis for this book I just knew I had to read it, so check it out below and then tell me how intrigued by it you are too!
๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ก/๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ โข ๐๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ
Ladydi Garcia Martรญnez 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 โmake them uglyโโcropping 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 husbandโs 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, Ladydiโs future takes a dark turn. Despite the odds against her, this spirited heroineโs resilience and resolve bring hope to otherwise heartbreaking conditions.
๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฐโ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ?
AOTD: I have gotten a lot done around the house and we are all prepped to paint our kitchen today. Iโm also looking forward to our Sunday family movie night. Tonightโs dessert for the movie is homemade brownies and ice cream.๐ฅ ๐จ