The Consequences

The Consequences A Novel by John Martínez

Marta was just a child when her father murdered her mother. Since that moment, she has lived her life drifting from house to house, desperately searching for something that always slips through her fingers: a family, a place to belong, someone who won't abandon her.

Told in Marta's raw and intimate voice, The Consequences is a powerful coming-of-age story set in Colombia during the 1980s and 1990s. Through years of abuse, silence, and longing, Marta learns to navigate a world where survival often comes at the cost of innocence. Yet even in the darkest corners, she finds sparks of love, strength, and resilience.

Based on real events, this novel explores the emotional aftermath of trauma, the complexity of forgiveness, and the unrelenting hope of someone who refuses to be forgotten.

The Consequences is not only a portrait of pain, but a testament to endurance-and to the fragile but unbreakable bonds that shape us.