A review by booksamongstfriends
Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement

4.0

Sometimes a quick read will get you together better than a long one. What I loved about this book is how it transported you so deeply into the diverse and protective relationships between these girls in their women led village. From mother to daughter, best friends to classmates, sisters to half sisters, and the relationships and bonds developed overtime in the most unlikely of places. How from a young age, they were taught to hide the very part of themselves that keeps them connected, but also puts them in danger.

I found this book easy to follow and even easier to put myself into. The sad and harsh reality of young girls growing up in unsafe environments at the hands of drugs, violence, and trafficking and the communities that create systems to protect them. It does take a village.