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Deliver Us from Evil: The True Story of Mexico's Most Famous Kidnapping
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Product Description
This is the moving and extraordinary story of the kidnapping that has caused the greatest concern in Mexican public opinion. The abduction of Ernestina Sodi and her sister, the actress Laura Zapata, was perpetrated by a band of professionals, who are now incarcerated. The sisters were taken hostage in 2002, and Ernestina Sodi remained captive for three months, until her younger sister, the singer Thalia, came up with the ransom. Ernestina Sodi endured physical and psychological abuses that left dee p wounds in her life and that of her family. This book is the painful account of her confinement. Through its pages we penetrate the dark, violent, and merciless world of organized crime; Sodi is a witness to desperation, impotence, rage, and infinite fear, but also the luminous hope of freedom.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #527498 in Books
- Published on: 2008-05-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 229 pages
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About the Author
Ernestina Sodi was born in Mexico City. She is the founder and director of Editorial Agueda, and has published several works of fiction and non-fiction. Since her kidnapping, Ernestina has studied the physical and mental conditions of other kidnapping survivors to make sense of her ordeal. She founded the Foundation for the Victims of Crime, which offers medical attention, psychotherapy, and legal assistance to kidnapping survivors. She currently lectures on the topic of crime victims and their recovery and is working on a new book.
