Killers of Illusions

Killers of Illusions is a narrative audiobook based on possible true events, told from the perspective of an adult who reconstructs his childhood marked by violence, fear, and abandonment.

Mariano was seven years old when he understood that home could be a dangerous place. The house, dilapidated and oppressive, was not a refuge but a constant scene of tension. His violent, alcoholic father imposed terror as a form of control. His fragile and absent mother tried to protect her children, but never fully succeeded. In that environment, Mariano and his siblings learned far too soon to be silent, to hide, to survive.

Over the years, the violence doesn't disappear: it transforms. Reports, separations, moves, court orders that fall short, forced visits, imposed silences, and adults who look the other way. While the system fails, the children grow up carrying invisible wounds that manifest in their bodies, their behavior, and the way they relate to the world.

Narrated with a raw, restrained, and profoundly human tone, this book avoids cheap sensationalism and morbid curiosity. It explores memory from the distance of time, respecting both a child's perception of events and the adult reflection that follows. The story unfolds toward an inevitable conclusion, where the past violently intrudes, forcing a confrontation with what could never be resolved.

'Killers of Illusions' is not merely the story of a shattered childhood. It is a testament to the consequences of silence, the fragility of relationships, the failure of the system, and the long road of naming and confronting past experiences to avoid repeating them.