The Volcano Daughters

Four of us- Lourdes María Cora Lucia- We had once been five before Graciela left us- All of these cuentos belong to us- Trust us when we take your hands-Graciela is raised in the shadow of El Salvador's Izalco volcanos dustykneed and bound closely to her friends- Her life changes entirely when a messenger from the Capital comes to claim her- At nine years old she has been selected to work as an oracle to the country's fearsome dictator who believes she is a muse capable of foreseeing the future of El Salvador-Brought to the city far from her mother and friends Graciela is introduced to Consuelo the sister she’s never known- Consuelo is wilful talented and desirous and despite their differences the girls are a small fortress within the dictator’s regime-La Matanza - the brutal massacre that tore through El Salvador in 1932 – will change their lives and their country forever- But neither ever gives up hope that they might be reunited once more- Narrated by a chorus of victims of the massacre - ghost girls who have died but who have not yet finished telling their story - The Volcano Daughters is an unforgettable story about resilience reinvention and sisterhood-