Alone Together: Powerful stories of sisterhood and solitude in Latin America

Alone Together is Available on Amazon.

Last Friday saw the official launch of Alone Together: Tales of Sisterhood and Solitude in Latin America from the Red Bull Rooftop and I was fortunate enough to attend.

The latest English-language book to come out of Bogota from Bogotá International Press, Alone Together features the incredible true stories of 36 women who explored a region they were taught to fear and uncovered the curious bond that exists between Latin America and the lone women on its roads.

From chicken buses without bathrooms to trusty bamboo bicycles, these honest, heart-wrenching and often amusing adventures are essential reading for anyone curious about this part of the world.

For example:

Office worker Julia defies the jeers of childhood bullies as she vows to become a cowboy in Colombia while Phebe’s worst nightmare creeps up on her in the darkest corner of the jungle. Elizabeth confronts her Cuban grandfather with the past he tried to erase, Kelly is ambushed by bandits on a midnight bus in Mexico and Rebecca must unravel the mysterious disappearance of a young woman in Argentina.

If those kinds of intros intrigue you, I strongly encourage you to get the book.

If you need more convincing first, here’s a smidgen of the launch event, featuring contributors (l-r) Nadia Ho de Guillén, Julia Buschmann, Elizabeth Holli Wood, Andrea Jaramillo, and Ronnie Lovler.