![]() 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. 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. ![]() 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. Prayers for the Stolen by Clement, Jennifer About This Item Reviews Details Terms of Sale About the Seller Glossary Collecting Banned & Challenged Books. 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. School is held sporadically, when a volunteer can be coerced away from the big city for a semester. 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. ![]() In the mountains of Guerrero, Mexico, women must fend for themselves, as their men have left to seek opportunities elsewhere. Jennifer Clement, president of PEN International and the author of 'Prayers for the Stolen', speaks to Michael Cathcart at Adelaide Writers'. ![]() She was born into a world where being a girl is a dangerous thing. ![]() Were going there.) The Book: In the mountains surrounding Acapulco, there exists a town full of women. Ladydi Garcia Martinez is fierce, funny, and smart. The theme this week: How to Live Without a Man. ![]()
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