num_pages: 384
description: From international bestseller Mario Escobar comes a 20th-century historical novel of tragedy and resilience inspired by Spains famed Children of Morelia and the true events that shaped their lives.Historians refer to the Spanish Civil War as one of the bloodiest wars of the twentieth century. In 1937 at Mexicos request and offer nearly 500 children from Spainremembered as Los Nios de Moreliawere relocated via ship to Mexico to escape the wars violence. These children traveled across the sea without their families and were expected to return at the wars end. No one could have foreseen another world war was on the wayor that Francos regime would prevent the children from coming home. These enduring conflicts trapped the children in a country far from their homeland and many never made it back.Remember Me is Mario Escobars novelization of these events as told by a fictional survivorone of the children of Moreliawho looks back upon his life after making the long and devastating journey across the Atlantic. This story explores the endurance of the human spirit as well as the quandary of a parents impossible decision asking: At what cost do you protect your child in the face of uncertainty?
language: English
title: Remember Me: A Spanish Civil War Novel
publisher: Thomas Nelson