By Kelly Bridgewater
Based 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.
Elisabeth 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.
Desperate 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.
When Germany invades Poland, a new
avalanche of humanity enters France. And soon, fate binds Elisabeth and Isabel together
in the most important work of their lives.
Based 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 the darkest moments in history.
My Thoughts:
The Swiss Nurse
by Mario Escobar features three different viewpoints that tell a different, yet
unique event that occurred during World War II. While time-slip novels are
interesting and different viewpoints usually work really well, I had a hard
time following the different viewpoints in this novel. I don’t know if when the
story was translated that the smooth transition to show the perspectives got
muddled. There was a lot of carnage and damage from bombs, but the characters
seem pretty stiff and one-dimensional. I had a hard time keeping track of the
characters and if there were relationships between the different characters. As
a word of caution, there are many foul words in the story and that did not make
me happy either. I do not believe they need to be in any story. No matter the
genre. Overall, The Swiss Nurse by Mario Escobar did not deliver what
was promised. It was pretty hard to follow the characters and the plot. It
might because of the translation from one language to another.
I received a complimentary copy of The Swiss
Nurse by Mario Escobar from Harper Muse Publishing, but the opinions stated
are all my own.
My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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