It is amazing how many stories are based on tragic and inhumane events in history. Each time I read a new one, I am certain I have read them all, and each time, I am shocked anew😢. How can leaders in government exact such vicious cruelty on humans? This question haunts me each time I learn of persecutions in the name of absolute power under the guise of justice.
In this particular novel, based on actual events, @rebeccajsanford takes us into the heart of Argentina's Dirty War of the late 1970s. At a time when political upheaval was at its worst in the form of a military dictatorship, Lorena Ledesma and her husband are kidnapped, without a trace, from their home.
The rest of the story is a split timeline between the past and current day, where we learn more and more of what actually happened from that day forward. I had never heard of the Mothers and Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, a group of women who fought tirelessly to hold the dictatorship accountable for the loss of their children and grandchildren. Thank you, Ms. Sanford, for enlightening me.
I am always a fan of a solid historical fiction novel that that can be read by young people as well. Because this novel reads a bit like YA, it is one that can span many ages and educate the masses.
Many thanks to partner @tlcbooktours for this #gifted review copy.
Read 8/13/24
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