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The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
4.5
Hold on a second while I pick my jaw up off the floor...
This book was full of history I have never heard about! After the Spanish Civil War, fascist dictator General Francisco Franco took over. He held power for the next 37 years, ruling the Spanish people by fear. Roman Catholicism is the only religion allowed to be practice, the Spainards live in poverty, and there is little freedom. There is also a very dark secret - parents are being lied to and children are disappearing.
Through well-developed characters, Sepetys gives us a historical lesson that will break your heart and teaach you new information. It was hard for me to think about how mnay of these atrocities were happening up until the 1980s...so very recent history. While many of us are aware of the dictatorships of leaders like Hitler, Mousillini, and Putin, I think many of us are naive to the leadership of Franco.
This is a quick read with short chapters and a quick moving timeline. I won't soon forget all the stuff I learned in this book!
This book was full of history I have never heard about! After the Spanish Civil War, fascist dictator General Francisco Franco took over. He held power for the next 37 years, ruling the Spanish people by fear. Roman Catholicism is the only religion allowed to be practice, the Spainards live in poverty, and there is little freedom. There is also a very dark secret - parents are being lied to and children are disappearing.
Through well-developed characters, Sepetys gives us a historical lesson that will break your heart and teaach you new information. It was hard for me to think about how mnay of these atrocities were happening up until the 1980s...so very recent history. While many of us are aware of the dictatorships of leaders like Hitler, Mousillini, and Putin, I think many of us are naive to the leadership of Franco.
This is a quick read with short chapters and a quick moving timeline. I won't soon forget all the stuff I learned in this book!