Breaking the Silence - Nieto, Maria J.
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On a sweltering summer day, the streets of Old Madrid that once resonated with the laughter of children playing are empty and silent. But inside the apartment buildings there is life as families faithfully wait for updates about an army uprising in Spanish Morocco. Before long, their greatest fears come true. As rebel troops storm Madrid and chaos fills the streets, six-year-old Mari wonders why she cannot go outside to play. Unfortunately, she has no idea she is about to be trapped inside the abyss of what is rapidly becoming a ruthless civil war. Already emotionally wounded by the absence of…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
On a sweltering summer day, the streets of Old Madrid that once resonated with the laughter of children playing are empty and silent. But inside the apartment buildings there is life as families faithfully wait for updates about an army uprising in Spanish Morocco. Before long, their greatest fears come true. As rebel troops storm Madrid and chaos fills the streets, six-year-old Mari wonders why she cannot go outside to play. Unfortunately, she has no idea she is about to be trapped inside the abyss of what is rapidly becoming a ruthless civil war. Already emotionally wounded by the absence of her mother, Mari attempts to go about her fear-filled days living with her father's family, which includes a grandfather who lovingly teaches her about the history leading up to the conflict. As she embarks on a coming-of-age journey submerged in the darkness of war, Mari somehow stays alive despite the decisions of an intimidating, ruthless dictator, starvation, and brainwashing by the new Fascist regime. But when circumstances lead her to inadvertently commit the ultimate betrayal, Mari must face the horrifying consequences of her actions. Breaking the Silence shares the compelling tale of a little girl's experiences as she attempts to survive amid the horror and death surrounding the Spanish Civil War.
Autorenporträt
The author spent early childhood and adolescence in Spain during the Spanish Civil War, and after the war and under a ruthless mind controlling dictator. After graduating from high school in the United States, the author joined the United States Navy spending four years during the Korean War in the Navy's Hospital Corps Psychiatric Services. After and honorable discharge the author graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia with a degree in Nursing Education followed by graduate and post graduate degrees in Mental Health Education and Counseling Psychology. After teaching psychiatric nursing in Philadelphia for several years the author accepted a position with the Department of Public health and worked in Mental Health with the Indian Health Service serving Navajo and Acoma Pueblo populations in New Mexico. After some time the author then moved to Albuquerque where she worked for many years in the University of New Mexico's Department of Emergency Psychiatric Services. The author is now retired and lives in New Mexico with her horse.