Stolen Lives
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Publisher Description
First Place in International Suspense - Firebird Award
Journalist Alienor Crespo pursues an intriguing and explosive story about the tons of gold shipped to the Soviet Union during the Spanish Civil War and the endangered children who made the same journey. When Alienor uses her second sight to connect past events with her present-day investigation of Spain's "stolen babies," she puts her life in danger.
Stolen Lives begins during World War II on the Island of Rhodes and takes the reader on a suspense-filled journey through the decades to present day Spain.
Customer Reviews
Historical Fiction/Thriller
Book Title:
Stolen Lives (The Zahara Series Book 2)
Author:
Joyce Yarrow
Genre:
Women’s Fiction/Mystery
Firebird Award
First Place in International Fiction
Pub Date:
March 15, 2024
Print Length:
252 pages
Book Reviewed By Sylvia J.
This is the sequel to Zahara and the Lost Books of Light.
Alienor Crespo is a journalist from Seattle, Washington. How could she have known that on her first trip to Spain she would be risking her life to protect a treasure trove of books? She needs to recover from that terrible ordeal. Alienor now has a boyfriend named Mico and they share an apartment together. Unfortunately, he works seven days a week and is frequently out of town.
Alienor is starting to investigate Spain’s problem of the theft of healthy babies born to poor, single mothers. These mothers are being given anesthesia and upon awakening they are told that the newborns they gave birth to are dead, when they are actually alive. Some of the babies are sold to the highest bidder. Some are being given away to families who are loyal to Franco’s regime. This is during and after the Spanish Civil War, under Franco’s regime.The story of Spain’s stolen babies was a long and difficult one to trace, beginning under Franco’s reign and continuing well into the 1980s”. Some of the children were rescued by the Carthusians.
Alienor is a determined and persistent journalist. She looks into a forgotten chapter in history which was the mystery of a shipment of gold to the Soviet Union during the Spanish Civil war. She puts her life in danger as she searches for justice.There are many secrets and betrayals going on in the book.
This book talks about many different religions, one will find it fascinating and quite interesting. One will see that much work went into this book.
There is much history in this book. Everything flows together very nicely as the story is being told with fictional characters. If you're a fan of historical fiction, you will enjoy this book. If you are a person who loves thrillers, you'll also love this book. It's filled with tales about secret hidden treasures, betrayals, and much much more. Five stars is my rating for this book.