by Laura Restrepo · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420463919
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María Paz, a young Latina, pursues the American dream, but faces a nightmare when she is accused of murdering her police officer husband and imprisoned. Her life takes a turn when she discovers that the real horror awaits her outside of prison. Laura Restrepo captivates us with this fast-paced thriller, which is both a tribute to women and a critique of Western capitalism and its false dreams of prosperity. A story about immigration, broken dreams, and the search for freedom in a hostile world.
Laura Restrepo is a Colombian author who began writing what were mainly political columns in her mid-twenties. Her first novel, Isle of Passion, is based on historical deeds that occurred on Clipperton Island.
