Aya De Le nis a writer, activist, educator, spoken word poet and author of the award-winning Justice Hustlers series.The Director of June Jordan's Poetry for the People, she teaches poetry and spoken word at UC Berkeley and is an alumna of Cave Canem, VONA and Harvard University. She is awinner of the InternationalLatino Book Award and a two‑time winner of the Independent Publisher Book Awards, and herextensive writing credits includeGuernica, Essence,Ebony, The Huffington Post,VICE,Ploughshares, Woman's DayandBitchmagazine, among many other websites and publications.DeLe nfirst came to national attention as aspoken wordartist in the underground poetry scene in the San Francisco Bay Area, and a hip-hop theater artist. She lives in San Francisco and can be found online atwww.AyaDeLeon.com.
Marisol and her band of Merry Women are robbing from the rich to help the downtrodden women in her health clinic. Though she is living a life of crime, she has a heart of Gold. You find yourself cheering her on while biting your nails hoping she'll win out in the end. - RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars