Alemania, dcada de 1930. Los sueos y aspiraciones de la comunidad juda se ven truncados por el inminente estallido de la guerra. Entre ellos, los del adolescente Richard Pick, quien se ver obligado primero a separarse de sus padres y su querido hermano Lutz, y finalmente a emigrar. Richard acabar en Nueva York, donde poco despus ser reclutado por el ejrcito y enviado de vuelta a Europa, esta vez para luchar contra los nazis. A lo largo de todos esos aos de huida y supervivencia, Richard mantendr una relacin epistolar con su amor de juventud, Lore. Tras muchas vicisitudes y promesas, lograr encontrarse con ella en Mxico, casarse, formar una familia y emprender un
prspero negocio, disfrutando as de una vida que ninguno de los dos podra haber imaginado jams. Por amor a la libertad narra la singular vida de Richard Pick, superviviente de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y veterano de Normanda, desde una juventud acomodada en Alemania hasta su vida como refugiado y hombre de negocios en Mxico. Pero es tambin una emotiva historia de amor, de
redencin y de esperanza, que nos deja un mensaje claro de confianza en el ser humano, en el futuro y en la libertad. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The novel traces the unique life of World War II survivor and Normandy veteran Richard Pick from a youth of opulence in Germany all the way to his life as a refugee and businessman in Mexico City.
As an adolescent, Richard will separate from his parents and his dear brother, Lutz, and will stay in Stuttgart with his grandmother. After he finally escapes from Germany, Richard will end up in New York, where he will almost instantly be drafted into the military and sent back to Europe, this time to fight the Nazis. Throughout this life of escaping and surviving, Richard will maintain an epistolary relationship with his teenage sweetheart, Lore. Once Richard is back in New York, he will drive with his brother down to Mexico City to visit Lore, whom he'll eventually marry. In Mexico City, Richard and Lore will create a very successful clothing manufacturing business. They will have two daughters and prosper, living a life neither of them could've ever dreamed of.
Alemania, dcada de 1930. Los sueos y aspiraciones de la comunidad juda se ven truncados por el inminente estallido de la guerra. Entre ellos, los del adolescente Richard Pick, quien se ver obligado primero a separarse de sus padres y su querido hermano Lutz, y finalmente a emigrar. Richard acabar en Nueva York, donde poco despus ser reclutado por el ejrcito y enviado de vuelta a Europa, esta vez para luchar contra los nazis. A lo largo de todos esos aos de huida y supervivencia, Richard mantendr una relacin epistolar con su amor de juventud, Lore. Tras muchas vicisitudes y promesas, lograr encontrarse con ella en Mxico, casarse, formar una familia y emprender un
prspero negocio, disfrutando as de una vida que ninguno de los dos podra haber imaginado jams. Por amor a la libertad narra la singular vida de Richard Pick, superviviente de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y veterano de Normanda, desde una juventud acomodada en Alemania hasta su vida como refugiado y hombre de negocios en Mxico. Pero es tambin una emotiva historia de amor, de
redencin y de esperanza, que nos deja un mensaje claro de confianza en el ser humano, en el futuro y en la libertad. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The novel traces the unique life of World War II survivor and Normandy veteran Richard Pick from a youth of opulence in Germany all the way to his life as a refugee and businessman in Mexico City.
As an adolescent, Richard will separate from his parents and his dear brother, Lutz, and will stay in Stuttgart with his grandmother. After he finally escapes from Germany, Richard will end up in New York, where he will almost instantly be drafted into the military and sent back to Europe, this time to fight the Nazis. Throughout this life of escaping and surviving, Richard will maintain an epistolary relationship with his teenage sweetheart, Lore. Once Richard is back in New York, he will drive with his brother down to Mexico City to visit Lore, whom he'll eventually marry. In Mexico City, Richard and Lore will create a very successful clothing manufacturing business. They will have two daughters and prosper, living a life neither of them could've ever dreamed of.
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