The Body as Destiny

By Aly Valdés

Mariel grew up believing in a simple future: to study, work, and build a stable life. But when scarcity shattered the invisible rules that held her childhood together, she discovered a world where the body could be worth more than education and where necessity spoke louder than dreams. Between hotels, tourists, complicit silences, and a city pretending not to look, Mariel will learn that true violence does not always scream: many times, it becomes organized, justified, and normalized. A powerful story about female survival in times of crisis.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H1NCLRBM
• ISBN13: 9798235429383
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Alicia Garcia
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"