Dorys Lemus Valiente

Unfinished Journey

big things in a small green suitcase

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‘…one woman’s searing and very personal account of family breakdown and unbearable loss.’ Jon Snow

Political upheaval, kidnappings and expulsions provided the pattern of social conflict of the 1970s-80s; they convulsed the smallest country of Central America, pushing Dorys and her family across the Atlantic Ocean.

Her book tells the story as she moves from the stability of her protected middle-class childhood life to becoming a sympathiser of outspoken critics of the government, demanding civil rights and social justice.

Right-wing death squads began to assassinate anyone who was perceived as a threat to established interests, so she came to London in 1971 and has been back and forward to her country, since then.

Her story is one of strength and survival, a tale of the English and Salvadorian ways of living – from the moment she came to London for the first time to facing the decision to stay put for ever

Here is a host of insightful material on El Salvador – its legends, local customs and manners, handled with first-hand knowledge, widely open eyes, humour, and a good deal of passion.

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