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Prayers for the stolen : a novel

Born in a rural Mexico region where girls are disguised as boys to avoid the attentions of traffickers, Ladydi dreams of a better life before moving to Mexico City, where she falls in love and ends up in a prison with other women who share her experiences.

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  • "Prayers for the stolen"@it

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  • "Born in a rural Mexico region where girls are disguised as boys to avoid the attentions of traffickers, Ladydi dreams of a better life before moving to Mexico City, where she falls in love and ends up in a prison with other women who share her experiences."@en
  • "Born in a rural Mexico region where girls are disguised as boys to avoid the attentions of traffickers, Ladydi dreams of a better life before moving to Mexico City, where she falls in love and ends up in a prison with other women who share her experiences."
  • "A haunting story of love and survival that introduces an unforgettable literary heroine Ladydi Garcia Martinez 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. From the Hardcover edition."@en
  • "'Now we make you ugly,' my mother said. 'The best thing you can be in Mexico is an ugly girl.' The Narcos only had to hear there was a pretty girl around and they'd sweep onto our lands in black SUVs and carry the girl off. Not one of the stolen girls had ever come back, except for Paula. She came back a year after she'd been kidnapped."@en
  • "'Now we make you ugly,' my mother said. 'The best thing you can be in Mexico is an ugly girl.' The Narcos only had to hear there was a pretty girl around and they'd sweep onto our lands in black SUVs and carry the girl off. Not one of the stolen girls had ever come back, except for Paula. She came back a year after she'd been kidnapped."
  • "Ladydi wächst in den mexikanischen Bergen auf, inmitten von Mais- und Mohnfeldern, in einem Dorf ohne Männer, denn die sind auf der Suche nach Arbeit über die Grenze oder längst tot. Es ist eine karge und harte Welt, in der ein Mädchenleben wenig zählt. Eine Welt, in der verzweifelte Mütter ihre Töchter als Jungen verkleiden oder sie in Erdlöchern verstecken, sobald am Horizont die schwarzen Geländewagen der Drogenhändler auftauchen. Aber Ladydi träumt von einer richtigen Zukunft, sie träumt von Freundschaft und Liebe und Wohlstand. Ein Job als Hausmädchen in Acapulco verspricht die Rettung, doch dann verwickelt ihr Cousin sie in einen Drogendeal. Und plötzlich hält sie ein Paket Heroin in den Händen, und ein gnadenloser Überlebenskampf beginnt. >>Gebete für die Vermissten<< beschwört die unverbrüchliche Kraft der Hoffnung in einer schrecklichen Welt. In mutigen, schockierenden und bewegenden Bildern erzählt Jennifer Clement das Leben einer aussergewöhnlichen jungen Heldin."

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  • "American fiction"@he
  • "American fiction"
  • "Fiction"@he
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Erzählende Literatur: Gegenwartsliteratur ab 1945"
  • "Publikace pro mládež"
  • "Translations"@he
  • "Americké romány"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Erzählende Literatur"
  • "Livres numériques"
  • "Psychological fiction"
  • "Juvenile literature"
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Romans (teksten)"

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  • "Tefilot la-ḥaṭufot"
  • "<&gt"@he
  • "Ukradené modlitby"
  • "תפילות לחטופות"
  • "Bønner for de bortførte"@da
  • "Prières pour celles qui furent volées"
  • "Gebed voor de vermisten"
  • "Gebete für die Vermissten : Roman"
  • "Gebete für die Vermissten"
  • "Ladydi"
  • "Ladydi"@es
  • "Le ragazze rubate"
  • "Le ragazze rubate"@it
  • "Gebete für die Vermissten Roman"
  • "Prayers for the stolen : a novel"@en
  • "Prayers for the stolen : a novel"
  • "Prayers for the stolen"@en
  • "Prayers for the stolen"

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