Solo se permiten mujeres y nias en la Abada Roja, un refugio del abuso y la pobreza. Maresi, una novicia de trece aos, es feliz all, segura bajo la proteccin de la Madre. Cuando los peligros del mundo exterior persiguen a la joven Jai al espacio sagrado de la abada, Maresi ya no puede esconderse detrs de sus libros y rutinas: debe actuar. Las mujeres y nias de la abada debern usar todos sus poderes y conocimientos ancestrales para combatir a los hombres que quieren destruirlas. Y Maresi deber enfrentarse a sus miedos ms profundos y oscuros. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Only women and girls are allowed in the Red Abbey, a haven from abuse and oppression.
Maresi, a thirteen-year-old novice there, arrived in the hunger winter and now lives a happy life in the Abbey, protected by the Mother and reveling in the vast library in the House of Knowledge, her favorite place. Into this idyllic existence comes Jai, a girl with a dark past. She has escaped her home after witnessing the killing of her beloved sister. Soon the dangers of the outside world follow Jai into the sacred space of the Abbey, and Maresi can no longer hide in books and words but must become one who acts. Bound for international success, Maresi has been published in 15 territories around the world!
Solo se permiten mujeres y nias en la Abada Roja, un refugio del abuso y la pobreza. Maresi, una novicia de trece aos, es feliz all, segura bajo la proteccin de la Madre. Cuando los peligros del mundo exterior persiguen a la joven Jai al espacio sagrado de la abada, Maresi ya no puede esconderse detrs de sus libros y rutinas: debe actuar. Las mujeres y nias de la abada debern usar todos sus poderes y conocimientos ancestrales para combatir a los hombres que quieren destruirlas. Y Maresi deber enfrentarse a sus miedos ms profundos y oscuros. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Only women and girls are allowed in the Red Abbey, a haven from abuse and oppression.
Maresi, a thirteen-year-old novice there, arrived in the hunger winter and now lives a happy life in the Abbey, protected by the Mother and reveling in the vast library in the House of Knowledge, her favorite place. Into this idyllic existence comes Jai, a girl with a dark past. She has escaped her home after witnessing the killing of her beloved sister. Soon the dangers of the outside world follow Jai into the sacred space of the Abbey, and Maresi can no longer hide in books and words but must become one who acts. Bound for international success, Maresi has been published in 15 territories around the world!
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