"A novel that will get to your heart."
HELLO MAGAZINE
Three women, a mystery and a power they could never have imagined.
Synopsis.
Assia, a frivolous European journalist, finds herself compelled to travel to India in search of the love of her life, who has mysteriously vanished. Amidst the political turmoil ignited by the Italian Sonia Gandhi's contentious candidacy for Prime Minister and a series of tragic murders that threaten the very fabric of women's lives, Assia's journey takes an unexpected turn.
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In India, she encounters Amrita, a desperate servant on the brink of killing her baby girl, and Devyani, a proud designer concealing a painful secret while seeking vengeance. As their paths intertwine, they confront their deepest fears and unite to awaken the powerful feminine energy of Shakti, as described in Hindu sacred scriptures
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Will they be able to harness this ancient power to transform their destinies and save countless baby girls in India?
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"#Shakti is very cinemotographic... It´s a beautiful novel."
MARA MALIBRÁN,
Ex-chief editor of VOGUE and ELLE MAGAZINE
"In its pages glamour, exoticism, mythology and the great characters of India’s present-day history form a perfect conjunction"
COOL LIFE STYLE MAGAZINE
Carla de la Vega
Writer, journalist and inveterate traveler, who lived in New Delhi for over two years and has travelled to India on numerous occasions. Her first book, En el Harén de Estambul, the true stories of four women in Turkey, was an Amazon Travel bestseller in 2015.
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Carla has been a CNN reporter and regular contributor to other respected print and broadcasting media including El Mundo, Mujer Hoy and Vision Magazine from Turkey, India, Singapore, Dubai and Italy, countries where she has lived during the past seventeen years. She is passionate about ensuring through her books, articles, and many appearances on television (including Televisión Española, Antena 3, Telecinco and La Sexta) that women’s voices reach as far as possible.
«This is a warning: you’ll form part of the conclusion of this novel. In fact you too will be the protagonist. So get ready and smile. Because this story will only end when you have a photo taken.».
"Carla de la Vega displays here all her knowledge of the Eastern World."
VOGUE MAGAZINE
@helen_cazadora_de_libros
It’s a beautiful read, which breathes a great deal of positive energy and an urge to fight like tigresses for what we feel to be just and necessary.
@LabibliotecadeJoanna
The two books by Carla I have read have touched my soul deeply, and this one in particular has made me open my eyes and value myself as a woman in my dealings with family, friends, boss, partner. We have to value ourselves, to ensure that our happiness and success depend on nobody but ourselves.
@booksmara
I highly recommend this book for making us think about realities beyond our own, making us consider how we can contribute to changing realities we often turn our backs on.
@rinconlibrero
A fantastic novel, very well researched, very well written, very well described. Her characters come to life and make you feel part of them, her words leave their mark on the reader.
What book influencers say about #Shakti:
Join the #IKEEPHER movement.
#Shakti is a highly entertaining novel with a noble purpose: to create awareness of the 45 million girls missing in India, according to the United Nations data. Post the hashtag #IKEEPHER to raise awareness around this sad reality and start changing it. Do you want to join?
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10% of this book’s profits go to projects which help girls in India. #Shakti wants to support the NGO Childrights in its project Casa para los Bebés.