In 1938 Vienna, Austria young Samuel Adler has his life torn apart on Kristallnacht. His father is injured and disappears after the Nazi's destroy his medical office and their home. With the help of a neighbor and the pharmacist Dr. Adler did business with five year old Samuel is sent alone on a Kindertransport train alone with only a change of clothes and his precious violin. He never sees his parents again. Evenutally he makes his way to the U.S. finally making his home in California. In 2019, seven year old Anita Diaz and her mother escape from violence in El Salvador and make their way on the roof of a train to the U.S. Border. They arrive to become victims of the separation policy where refugee children were removed from their parents. Anita's mother disappears and Anita, who is blind is stuck in a system that shuffles her from one bad situation to another. Her best coping skill is her imagination. A young social worker and an up and coming lawyer are trying to find Anita's mother and make sure Anita can stay in the U.S. Although the ending isn't completely happy, there is a satisfactory resolution to all that happens. Isabel Allende is one of my favorite authors and although this book is not my favorite of hers, it is well worth reading. I listened to the audiobook edition.
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