Nadie Salva a Las Rosas / Nobody Saves the Roses

"Rihanna, a young trans woman from Morocco is tortured to death by her kidnappers on the outskirts of Barcelona. Marina returns from a trip and discovers that her friend and roommate was brutally murdered. Yusuf is coming to terms with the birth of his daughter when he receives a call: the unaccompanied young woman he has been supporting for the past ten years has died and there is more. Misfortune never comes alone! The inspectors in charge of the investigation do not have any leads and do not receive help from the victim's acquaintances. Marina and Yusuf don't trust the Police and prefer to investigate on their own. Rihanna as they know her has no enemies, only the problems accumulated by all the unaccompanied young people who have gone through different shelters to end up on the streets without the protection of any administration. The pieces of the puzzle are scattered between Casablanca and Barcelona. Connecting them will not be easy since nothing is simple when the fate of many is decided by a few."--

Youssef El Maimouni (1981) nació en Ksar el Kebir. Al mes la familia se instaló en Coma-ruga. Estudió Filología Árabe y Mediación de conflictos. Su carrera profesional se ha centrado en la educación social en proyectos para jóvenes. Actualmente compagina la escritura con la dirección de un espacio juvenil en el centro de Barcelona. Desde el 2009 escribe una columna en la revista Masala. Cuando los montes caminen, es su primera novela y también la primera parte de una trilogía que aborda los conflictos históricos y sociales entre la población de las dos orillas del Estrecho de Gibraltar.