Remember Me : A Spanish Civil War Novel – Escobar Mario (2020)

Madrid, 1934. Although the Spanish Civil War has not yet begun, the city’s streets are already dangerous for thirteen-year-old Marco Alcalde and his younger sisters, Isabel and Ana. When their parents oppose General Franco and his fascist regime, the family cannot foresee the violence that will endanger them all. After the Mexican government offers protection to Spain’s imperiled children, the Alcaldes send their children unaccompanied across the ocean to Morelia, a city they have never seen. Marco promises to care for his sisters in Mexico until the family can reunite in Spain, but their journey brings a series of harrowing and heartbreaking events. As the children grow up while looking after one another, their sense of home, family and identity begins to slip away. With their memories of Spain fading and news from home becoming ever grimmer, they wonder whether they will see their parents again or return to the glittering streets they once loved. Based on the true stories of the Children of Morelia, this novel explores the agony of war and portrays one family’s sacrificial love and endurance.