"Profoundly moving and beautifully written . . . each story is its own
universe that transports the reader through the characters' joy and
pain." -- Amy Stuart
The nineteen stories in No Stars in the Sky feature strong but damaged
female characters in crisis. Tormented by personal conflicts and
oppressive regimes that treat the female body like a trophy of war, the
women in No Stars in the Sky face life-altering circumstances that
either shatter or make them stronger, albeit at a very high price. True
to her Latin American roots, Bátiz shines a light on the crises that
concern her most: the plight of migrant children along the Mexico-U.S.
border, the tragedy of the disappeared in Mexico and Argentina, and the
generalized racial and domestic violence that has turned life into a
constant struggle for survival. With an unflinching hand, Bátiz explores
the breadth of the human condition to expose silent tragedies too often
ignored.