If I Die in Juarez
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- Synopsis
- From the red-light districts in Ciudad Juárez to remote villages hidden away in the mountains of Chihuahua comes a tale of one of the darkest crimes to be recorded in the history of humankind. If I Die in Juárez traces the lives of three young women--Evita, a street child; Petra, a maquiladora worker; and Mayela, a Tarahumara Indian girl--who together uncover Juárez's forbidden secret: the abduction and murder of young women. Bound together by blood, honor, an ancient chant, and a mysterious photo, the girls bring the murderous streets of Juárez to life. Based on the author's interviews with relatives of murdered women, If I Die in Juárez is brilliantly crafted to give readers the experience of walking in the shoes of women who daily risk being abducted and murdered in the "capital city of murdered women," joining thousands of others who for more than a decade have disappeared from Juárez, las desaparecidas, brutally murdered by assassins who have gone unpunished. The agony of one of the darkest tales in human history brings to light a strange hope, illusive yet constant, resisting lies, betrayal, and the desert's silent sentence of death. If I Die in Juárez was also reviewed on KNAU's Southwest Book Review program.
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 330 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780816526673
- Publisher:
- University of Arizona Press
- Date of Addition:
- 11/25/14
- Copyrighted By:
- Stella Pope Duarte
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Romance, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
- Submitted By:
- Cecelia Morrison
- Proofread By:
- Cecelia Morrison
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.