A Flower Traveled In My Blood: The Incredible True Story Of The Grandmothers Who Fought To Find A Stolen Generation Of Children

National Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book Of 2025 The Washington PostS 5 Best Nonfiction Books Of 2025 The AtlanticS 10 Best Books Of 2025 The New York Public LibraryS Best Books Of 2025 Time MagazineS Best Books Of 2025 NprS Best Books Of 2025[An] Astonishing StoryPowerfulHarrowingAbsorbing And LucidYou Would Have To Harden Your Heart To Be Unmoved By The Abuelas Quest. Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times Book Review (FrontCover Review)InspiringA Triumphant Saga Of Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things In The Face Of Pure Malevolence. Hampton Sides EnthrallingWritten With The NailBiting Verve Of A Thriller. Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Extraordinary...A Harrowing And Timely Reminder Of What Happens When Democracy Succumbs To Despotism. Adam Higginbotham [A] Cinematically Detailed, Deeply Researched Narrative. The Washington Post Piercing, Emotional...Will Resonate For Generations. Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)A Remarkable New Talent In Narrative Nonfiction Delivers The Epic True Story Of A Group Of Courageous Grandmothers Who Fought To Find Their Grandchildren Who Were Stolen.In The Early Hours Of March 24, 1976, The Streets Of Buenos Aires Rumble With Tanks As Soldiers Seize The Presidential Palace And Topple ArgentinaS Leader. The Country Is Now Under The Control Of A Military Junta, With Army Chief Jorge Rafael Videla At The Helm. With Quiet Support From The United States And Tacit Approval From Much Of ArgentinaS People, Who Are Tired Of Constant Bombings And Gunfights, The Junta Swiftly Launches The National Reorganization Process Or El ProcesoA Bland Name Masking Their Ruthless Campaign To Crush The Political Left And Instill The Country With Western, Christian Values. The Junta Holds Power Until 1983 And Decimates A Generation.One Of The MilitaryS Most Diabolical Acts Is Kidnapping Hundreds Of Pregnant Women. After Giving Birth In Captivity, The Women Are Disappeared, And Their Babies Secretly Given To Other FamiliesMany Of Them Headed By Police Or Military Officers. For Mothers Of Pregnant Daughters And DaughtersInLaw, The Source Of Their Grief Is TwofoldThe Disappearances Of Their Children, And The Theft Of Their Grandchildren. A Group Of Fierce Grandmothers Forms The Abuelas De Plaza De Mayo, Dedicated To Finding The Stolen Infants And Seeking Justice From A Nation That Betrayed Them. At A Time When Speaking Out Could Mean Death, The Abuelas Confront Military Officers And Launch Protests To Reach International Diplomats And Journalists. They Become Detectives, Adopting Disguises To Observe Suspected Grandchildren, And Even Work Alongside A Renowned American Scientist To Pioneer Groundbreaking Genetic Tests.A Flower Traveled In My Blood Is The Rarest Of Nonfiction That Reads Like A Novel And Puts Your Heart In Your Throat. It Is The Product Of Years Of Extensive Archival Research And Meticulous, Original Reporting. It Marks The Arrival Of A Blazing New Talent In Narrative Journalism. In These Pages, A Regime Tries To Terrorize A Country, But Love Prevails. The Grandmothers Stunning Stories Reveal New Truths About Memory, Identity, And Family.