Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement

I admit that I was reluctant to read a book about women who live/hide in a bleak Mexican outback dominated by drug cartels and scorpions, but Prayers for the Stolen is remarkable. Ladydi Garcia Martinez is a heroine to remember.

WHAT OTHER REVIEWS SAY

‘The New York Times: “Prayers for the Stolen is as harrowing as you would expect, but it’s also beguiling, and even crazily enchanting.”

WHO WROTE IT

Jennifer Clement is the author of numerous books, including the Widow Basquiat. She was awarded the NEA Fellowship for Literature and the Sara Curry Humanitarian Award for Prayers for the Stolen. Formerly the president of PEN Mexico, she currently lives in Mexico City.