When María's father mysteriously disappears, many needs beset her family. Facing this reality, María and her brother go to work on the streets. Bit by bit, all kinds of obstacles and wrong decisions erase her self-esteem and dreams. María's story reflects the reality of thousands of Latinas. The difference is that the end of her story breaks the mold. Discover how this single mother decides to leave the cycle of self-destructive acts and spiritual poverty into which she had fallen. The narrative, frank and confrontational, will help the reader to consider their own life and find the strength to succeed.

La pequeña Dorrit cuenta la historia de una joven cuyo padre es encarcelado por deudas durante muchos años; de hecho, ella misma nace en la prisión y crece allí, aunque puede abandonarla cuando lo decide. Por otro lado, también se atiende a los avatares de Arthur Clennam, un hombre que se ha dedicado al negocio familiar en el extranjero y que regresa a Londres con el propósito de cambiar por completo de vida. Arthur conoce a Amy Dorrit en casa de su madre, que la ha contratado como costurera, y conoce así la desgraciada historia de la muchacha. Pronto ambos personajes entenderán que sus vidas tienen muchos puntos en común, y la suerte de ambos cambiará conforme vayan desarrollándose los acontecimientos.

Within the process of daily relations with people, with nature, and with society, our own causes of sorrow are revealed. 'In relationship the important thing to bear in mind is not the other but oneself, ' states Krishnamurti, 'It is within oneself that harmony in relationship can be found, not in another, nor in environment.' (p. 160) This is not cause for isolation but the beginning of a process of self-revelation which creates the foundation for true relationship.