Aracelly Contreras BorjaAracelly Contreras Borja was born in Ecuador, where her mother's story takes place, but has lived more than half her life in Canada as a proud citizen. Today she lives and works in Oakville, Ontario and has two grown children.

Aracelly isa voracious reader and has always been interested in writing. Having taken many college-level writing courses and workshops, she is excited and proud that her first book is one that honours her mother's story. When she was a child and she and her mother would pass by the convent in Quito, her mother would share her experiences there as a child. As Aracelly grew older, she learned more details that her mother had held back before-the darker side of the story of her life. Now Aracelly wants to share her mother's story as it illustrates a particular type of cruelty and abuse arising from social inequality and the exploitation of poor women and their daughters-something that still occurs today. Read More Read Less