Prayers for the Stolen - Jennifer Clement • BookLikes (ISBN:B00EMXBDKW)

Prayers for the Stolen

by: Jennifer Clement (author)

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... show more

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ASIN: B00EMXBDKW

Publisher: Hogarth

Pages no: 224

Edition language: English

Category:

Young Adult, Book Club, Adult Fiction, Adult, Drama, Coming Of Age, Contemporary, Fiction

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Feminism in Cold Storage rated it

8 years ago

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I would love to see Prayers for the Stolen turned into a movie. It's not typically Hollywood, but I'd love to see the landscapes and contrasts on the big screen and I love the story, especially the end.The story revolves around several issues in Mexico that are usually backdrops to the problem of t...

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9 years ago

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This has to be one of the most random books I've read. Not for the fact that its bizarre or unrealistic, but for the fact its an assemble of random events that happens to this poor girl. It's like the girl has written a diary including her life's story. It started in a random chapter of her life and...

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10 years ago

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bookshelves: radio-4, published-2014, autumn-2015, play-dramatisation, mexico, women, tragedy, slit-yer-wrists-gloomy, sleazy Read from September 07 to 14, 2015 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b068tl63Description: Inspired by true stories, this atmospheric drama follows 15 year old Ladydi Marti...

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The success of Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement lies in the awareness it raises about conditions in rural Mexican communities. The book is focused on creating a picture of the society rather than developing characters and plot. It does create a vivid picture in describing the sad reality o...

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