Esta es la vida de Marina, la nia republicana que se lanz al combate solo con la fuerza de su determinacin, que se hizo mujer durante la lucha y que envejeci en el anonimato hasta que la historia la rescat. Si alguien merece ser recordada es precisamente ella. Marina Vega tiene veintin aos cuando termina la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Pese a su corta edad, ha vivido una existencia apasionante. Siendo solo una adolescente, tuvo que abandonar Espaa y colaborar con la resistencia francesa como espa ayudando a refugiados y salvando a judos de la persecucin nazi. Ahora, sin trabajo y sin obligaciones, el destino vuelve a salir a su encuentro. Le tiene reservada una ltima sorpresa, un ofrecimiento que no puede rechazar: reanudar su misin de dar caza a los oficiales de la Wehrmacht y de las SS que tratan de huir de la justicia. Pero la joven no puede ni imaginar el peligro que est a punto de afrontar ni cmo su pasado -primero en la Espaa republicana, luego en la franquista- o sus actividades en la resistencia le van a pasar factura. Porque pronto va a cerrarse un crculo perfecto de odios y de venganzas. Solo una mujer espaola luch en la resistencia francesa. Su nombre era Marina Vega. Fue condecorada por el Parlamento Europeo por su defensa de la libertad y despus, olvidada. Esta es su historia. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A novel inspired in the life of Marina Vega de la Iglesia, the only Spanish woman in the French resistance. A spy and nazi hunter, honored by the European Parliament for her defense of freedom.
This is the life of Marina, a Republican child that went boldly into combat with only the strength of her determination, becoming a woman during the fight, and aging in anonymity until history claimed her. If there is anyone worth being remembered, it's her. Marina Vega is twenty-one years old when World War II ends. Despite her young age, she has lived an exciting life. A mere teenager, she had to leave Spain and collaborate as a spy in the French resistance, helping refugees and saving Jews from nazi persecution. Now unemployed and free of any obligation, destiny finds her again. There is one last surprise left for her, an offer she cannot refuse: resume her mission hunting Wehrmacht and SS officials on the run from justice. But the young woman cannot even imagine the danger she is about to face, nor how her past--in Republican Spain and later in Francoist times--along with her efforts in the resistance, will take their toll. Soon, a perfect circle of hatred and revenge will come to a close. Only one Spanish woman fought in the French resistance. Her name was Marina Vega. She was honored by the European Parliament for her defense of freedom, and later forgotten. This is her story.
Esta es la vida de Marina, la nia republicana que se lanz al combate solo con la fuerza de su determinacin, que se hizo mujer durante la lucha y que envejeci en el anonimato hasta que la historia la rescat. Si alguien merece ser recordada es precisamente ella. Marina Vega tiene veintin aos cuando termina la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Pese a su corta edad, ha vivido una existencia apasionante. Siendo solo una adolescente, tuvo que abandonar Espaa y colaborar con la resistencia francesa como espa ayudando a refugiados y salvando a judos de la persecucin nazi. Ahora, sin trabajo y sin obligaciones, el destino vuelve a salir a su encuentro. Le tiene reservada una ltima sorpresa, un ofrecimiento que no puede rechazar: reanudar su misin de dar caza a los oficiales de la Wehrmacht y de las SS que tratan de huir de la justicia. Pero la joven no puede ni imaginar el peligro que est a punto de afrontar ni cmo su pasado -primero en la Espaa republicana, luego en la franquista- o sus actividades en la resistencia le van a pasar factura. Porque pronto va a cerrarse un crculo perfecto de odios y de venganzas. Solo una mujer espaola luch en la resistencia francesa. Su nombre era Marina Vega. Fue condecorada por el Parlamento Europeo por su defensa de la libertad y despus, olvidada. Esta es su historia. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A novel inspired in the life of Marina Vega de la Iglesia, the only Spanish woman in the French resistance. A spy and nazi hunter, honored by the European Parliament for her defense of freedom.
This is the life of Marina, a Republican child that went boldly into combat with only the strength of her determination, becoming a woman during the fight, and aging in anonymity until history claimed her. If there is anyone worth being remembered, it's her. Marina Vega is twenty-one years old when World War II ends. Despite her young age, she has lived an exciting life. A mere teenager, she had to leave Spain and collaborate as a spy in the French resistance, helping refugees and saving Jews from nazi persecution. Now unemployed and free of any obligation, destiny finds her again. There is one last surprise left for her, an offer she cannot refuse: resume her mission hunting Wehrmacht and SS officials on the run from justice. But the young woman cannot even imagine the danger she is about to face, nor how her past--in Republican Spain and later in Francoist times--along with her efforts in the resistance, will take their toll. Soon, a perfect circle of hatred and revenge will come to a close. Only one Spanish woman fought in the French resistance. Her name was Marina Vega. She was honored by the European Parliament for her defense of freedom, and later forgotten. This is her story.
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