Binding: Paperback
Description: Amid the shadows of war one family faces an impossible choice that will change their lives forever. From bestseller Mario Escobar comes a 20th - century historical novel of sacrifice and resilience inspired by Spain's famed Children of Morelia and the true events that shaped their lives. Madrid 1934. Though the Spanish Civil War has not yet begun the streets of Madrid have become dangerous for thirteen - year - old Marco Alcalde and his two younger sisters. Marco's parents align themselves against the new fascist regime unaware that their choice will endanger the entire family nor do they predict the violence that is to come. In a desperate bid for safety the Alcaldes join many other Spanish families in making an impossible choice to send their unaccompanied children across the ocean to the city of Morelia Mexico a place they ve never seen or imagined but whose government promises their children protection. Young Marco promises to look after his sisters in Mexico until their family can be reunited in Spain but a harrowing journey ensues. As the growing children work to care for themselves and each other they feel their sense of home family and identity slipping further and further away. As their memories of Spain fade they begin to wonder if they will ever see their parents again or the glittering streets of the home they once loved. Based upon the true stories of the Children of Morelia Mario Escobar's Remember Me now available for the first time in English paints a poignant portrait of an immigrant family's sacrificial love and endurance detailing just how far we go for those we love. Luminous and beautifully researched Remember Me is a study of displacement belonging compassion and forged family amid a heart - wrenching escape from the atrocities of the Spanish Civil War. Fans of Arturo P rez - Reverte Chanel Cleeton and Lisa Wingate will be mesmerized. Rachel Mc Millan author of The London Restoration Perfect for book clubs: Includes discussion questions research notes from the author and a historical timeline Based on real historical events: Full - length 90,000 - word historical novel based on the true stories of the Children of Morelia Researched and written by a subject - matter expert: Mario Escobar has a master's degree in modern history and lives in Madrid
Title: Remember Me A Spanish Civil War Novel
Author(s): Escobar Mario
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
Barcode: 9780785236610
Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Date: 6/29/2021
Category: Fiction & Related Items