Book Description

Raquel is a novel that alludes to thousands of women who experience violence in an abrupt and brutal manner that leaves its mark not only on them, but also on their families and, in less visible ways, on society as a whole. Violence against women has escalated alarmingly in Mexico. This increase has not only been quantitative, but also in terms of cruelty, so that when leaving home, the feeling is one of fear of small and large-scale violence, harassment, rape, kidnapping, death. In the midst of this contemporary ferocity, Raquel presents us with a story of strong, courageous, risk-taking women, who are also companions of men committed to respectful relationships. A story where the mother, with her example, transmits strength and demonstrates to her daughters, every day, how to value themselves, take care of themselves and be assertive. Raquel presents a clear position: the person responsible for violence is the one who commits it, the State is the guarantor of Human Rights and the only task of the victim is to get ahead, relying on who she decides and in the way she can. Dark alleys, majestic buildings and an imposing mountain in Guanajuato are the setting for a novel that takes us from despair to hope, from frustration to pleasure and from fear to joy. A novel that contains enough elements to make evident the fragility of the individual, but how resoundingly strong he or she can be with others. Raquel is like violence: direct, clear, raw, and at the same time powerful. Raquel, its protagonist, kidnapped by a group of criminals who systematically use women for their own satisfaction, takes us by the hand to discover organized crime networks and their alliances with the authorities, while showing us what strength, faith and the love of the family can achieve. What connects us with the people we love? What are the reaches of the psyche in extreme situations? Can science prove what are the true limits of the mind? Raquel invites us to leave aside the known and rational world and to enjoy the possibilities of intuition, faith, imagination, the holistic that transcends time and space.