Descanso – (Spanish)

A unique blend of historical fact and engaging fiction showing the power of forgiveness. While digging up a withering wax myrtle tree beside his waterfront home on the Gulf coast, author Andy Andrews unearths a rusted metal container filled with Nazi artifacts and begins an intriguing investigation that unlocks an unspoken past that took place in his backyard . . . literally. In 1942, as the country gears up for a full-scale commitment to WWII, German subs are dispatched to the Gulf of Mexico to sink U.S. vessels carrying goods and fuel. While taking a late-night walk, Helen Mason-widowed by war-discovers the near-lifeless body of a German sailor. Enraged at the site of Josef Landermann’s uniform, Helen is prepared to leave him to die when an unusual phrase, faintly uttered, changes her mind. Set in a period simmering with anger and suspicion The Heart Mender offers the very real chronicle of a small town preparing itself for the worst the world has to offer. As cargo from torpedoed ships begins to wash up on the beach, Josef and Helen must reconcile their pasts to create a future. Blending his unique style of historical accuracy with unparalleled storytelling, New York Times best-selling author Andy Andrews offers a tale of war, faith, and forgiveness illuminating the one principle that frees the human spirit.

Una mezcla unica entre hechos historicos y una ficcion cautivadora que muestra el poder del perdon.

En 1942, los submarinos alemanes eran despachados para el Golfo de Mexico con el proposito de hundir a los navios de Estados Unidos que llevaban bienes de consumo y combustible. Al tomar un paseo nocturno, Helen Mason, viuda a causa de la guerra, descubre el cuerpo casi sin vida de un marinero aleman. Enfurecida al ver el uniforme de Josef Landermann, Helen esta preparada a dejarlo morir cuando una frase inusual, debilmente pronunciada, la hizo cambiar de idea.

En El descanso, un pequeno pueblo debe prepararse a si mismo para lo peor que el mundo tiene que ofrecer, y Josef y Helen deben reconciliar sus pasados para crear un futuro.