Lately we read frequently about children stolen in Spain and other countries. This tragic story that begins in the Germany of the poswar and continues until our days is then not so strange. Taking place in Germany and the Unitad States, it is a story of adoption, stolen children, love and selfishness that shows how these feelings get mixed in the behavior of a German and an American family. Cuando en nuestros dias, leemos constantemente sobre bebes robados en Espana, Argentina y posiblemente en otros paises, no extranara esta tragica historia que comienza durante la posguerra en Alemania y continua hasta la actualidad. Desarrollandose en Europa y Estados Unidos, esta historia de adopcion, robo, carino y egoismo nos muestra como estos sentimientos acaban confundiendose en los actos de dos familias americanas y alemanas.

The large conflict of the Basque country for its liberation began in 1959 with the formation of the nationalist and separatist organization ETA. The group was founded in 1959 as a consequence of the reprisals taken against their land by Franco's government. The novel describes the increasing violence in the fight between Spanish government forces and the ETA members during the 70's. Related mostly by a young Basque-American, it takes part in San Sebastian and Pamplona as well as the United States. It depicts not only the violence but also the love among people and the destruction both emotions can create.