{"title":"Mario Escobar","description":"\u003cp\u003eFind your next read from \u003cstrong\u003eMario Escobar\u003c\/strong\u003e. Popular titles include \u003cem\u003eChildren Of The Stars\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Swiss Nurse\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Librarian Of Saint-Malo\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest for adult readers. 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Descriptions and prose, both startling and lyrical, bring you into the scene and into the lives of both Elisabeth and Isabel as they strive to survive, thrive, and care for others in this gripping tale of destruction, war, and the endless potential within the human heart to endure, sacrifice, and rejoice.\" --Katherine Reay, author of The London House and A Shadow in Moscow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased on the true story of an astonishingly brave woman who saved hundreds of mothers and their children during the Spanish Civil War and World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElisabeth Eidenbenz left Switzerland in 1937 to aid children orphaned during the Spanish Civil War. Now, her work has led her to France, where she's determined to provide expectant mothers and their unborn children a refuge amid one of the worst humanitarian crises of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDesperate to escape the invasion of Franco's Fascist troops, Isabel Dueñas becomes one of many Spanish patriots fleeing their country. She leaves behind her husband as he fights for democracy, and she seeks asylum in a refugee camp across the border in France. Without adequate shelter, clean drinking water, or medical care, Isabel's future looks bleak--until she meets Elisabeth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Germany invades Poland, an avalanche of humanity sweeps into France. In the cascade of crises that follow, Isabel and Elisabeth learn the cost and the unexpected joy of sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased on the true stories of refugees and the woman who risked everything to save them, The Swiss Nurse shares a message of love and strength amid one of history's often overlooked conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for book clubs, this gripping tale delves into the little-known stories of refugees and the extraordinary woman who risked everything to save them. 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It was the result of a coordinated effort by clergy, civilians, the French Resistance, and members of other humanitarian organizations who risked their lives as part of a committee dedicated to saving those most vulnerable innocents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheirs was a heroic act without precedent in Nazi-occupied Europe, made possible due to a loophole in the Nazi agenda to deport all Jewish immigrants from the country: a legally recognized exemption for unaccompanied minors. 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