Leonor : the story of a lost childhood / Paula Delgado-Kling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Delgado-Kling, Paula, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leonor (Pseudonym).

Leonor.

Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia.

Child trafficking--Colombia--Biography.

Child trafficking.

Human trafficking--Colombia--Biography.

Human trafficking.

Child soldiers--Colombia--Biography.

Child soldiers.

Child sexual abuse--Colombia--Biography.

Child sexual abuse.

Colombia--Biography.

Colombia.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

322 pages ; 19 cm

Place of Publication:

[New York?] : Evergreen Review Books, 2024.

Summary:

"Set in the author’s homeland, Colombia, this is the heartbreaking story of Leonor, former child soldier of the FARC, a rural guerrilla group. Paula Delgado-Kling followed Leonor for nineteen years, from shortly after she was an active member of the FARC forced into sexual slavery by a commander thirty-four years her senior, through her rehabilitation and struggle with alcohol and drug addiction, to more recent days as the mother of two girls. Leonor’s physical beauty, together with resourcefulness and imagination in the face of horrendous circumstances, helped her carve a space for herself in a male-dominated world. She never stopped believing that she was a woman of worth and importance. It took her many years of therapy to accept that she was also a victim. Throughout the story of Leonor, Delgado-Kling interweaves the experiences of her own family, involved with Colombian politics since the 19th century and deeply afflicted, too, by the decades of violence there."--Provided by publisher.

"Set in the author's homeland, Colombia, this is the heartbreaking story of Leonor, former child soldier of the FARC, a rural guerrilla group. Paula Delgado-Kling followed Leonor for nineteen years, from shortly after she was an active member of the FARC forced into sexual slavery by a commander thirty-four years her senior, through her rehabilitation and struggle with alcohol and drug addiction, to more recent days as the mother of two girls. Leonor's physical beauty, together with resourcefulness and imagination in the face of horrendous circumstances, helped her carve a space for herself in a male-dominated world. She never stopped believing that she was a woman of worth and importance. It took her many years of therapy to accept that she was also a victim. Throughout the story of Leonor, Delgado-Kling interweaves the experiences of her own family, involved with Colombian politics since the 19th century and deeply afflicted, too, by the decades of violence there."--Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781682194478

1682194477

OCLC:

1371747673

Publisher Number:

99995656356