Remember Me - Mario Escobar

 Remember Me - Mario Escobar

She read; he will read

I read and really liked Escobar’s prior novel, Children of the Stars, and looked forward to Remember Me.  I was not disappointed.  Both books are cautionary tales for our times. 

Focused on Spain during and after the Civil War, this book, based on true stores, features three fictitious siblings who were part of The Children of Morelia, 450 or so Spanish youngsters  evacuated to Mexico to escape the wartime conditions.

Well written (translated), engrossing, thought provoking, sad, scary.  The atrocities that man visits upon man in the name of ideologies, although unimaginable, have occurred all too often in history. Yet, through it all, Escobar, as he does in his earlier novel, makes an entreaty for love and humanity. 

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

 

*****