Wow, what a story.
The book starts with Pilar (19) happily married to Alejandro and looking after their 9 month old daughter. Life in San Jose is perfect for the young, happily married mother.
Then her husband loses his job and struggles to find work. Answering an advert for a well paid clerical job Pilar goes to Mexico City for an interview.
That’s when things go badly wrong. Kidnapped and forced into the sex trade Pilar fights for survival, and not just hers, she takes the young girls kidnapped with her under her protection and swears to get them through the ordeal alive.
Meanwhile the one member of her family who knew where she was going is riddled with guilt. Diego, her brother, gave her a lift and left her in the city to go and watch a football team train. When he returned to pick her up she wasn’t there.
The story splits between Pilar’s captivity and Diego’s attempts to find his sister.
Pilar’s story is horrific, but must be reminiscent of so many poor people.
Diego’s story is a tale of love, dedication, and determination.
No spoilers so I’m not going to say how this ends.
This is a great story and I really enjoyed it. I have seen some other reviews which have mentioned the fact that it includes the rape of two young girls, and sexual violence to the main character aged 19 when we first meet her. Yes, these small paragraphs are in the book, but they are written in a way that is not overly graphic or shocking. Yes, it is a horrific subject, but it is dealt with well by Patricia Hunt Holmes, and in my opinion the story needs this to reflect the true horrors of the people smuggling and sex trade, that unfortunately exists across the globe.
Well done Patricia for using this book to bring it into the spotlight.
Pages: 322
Publishers: River Grove Books
Available on Amazon
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I just came across this. Thank you for such an isightful review.
Pat Holmes
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