Paris Was Not a Dream

There are lives that deserve a novel.
This is one of them.

"On the eightieth anniversary of the end of World War II, now more than ever, there are lives that must not be forgotten."

December, 1938. At seventeen years old, Leona works as a maid in the mansion of a wealthy Barcelona family. When Franco’s troops enter the city, she decides to flee to France to survive. However, on the other side of the border, she encounters an even worse war...

This is the story of a woman whose life should never be forgotten. In memory of all those who made survival their flag — even when they lost hope — but always rose again from the ashes.

On the eightieth anniversary of the end of World War II, Diego Bris brings to life the story of Leona Escalera, a Spanish refugee who endured the spread of fascist ideology across Europe and the advance of the Nazi occupation while taking part in the French Resistance. Her name and life may be unknown, but her struggle reminds us of the horrors of a war we all know.

This is the novel of an anonymous woman in a war we all remember.