Don Lopez had one hell of a childhood in which to learn that one cannot be backwards in coming forwards. Whisking himself out of civil war-torn Spain at the last possible moment, with no thought of being rescued, Don took his independence at the early age of ten, and set his life on an entirely new course. From his whirlwind escape from Spain to his pursuit of a high-flying career, Don has thrown himself wholeheartedly into everything he’s done. Even the lovely Helena, despite her US army training, was powerless to resist him!

Set against the backdrop of a tumultuously changing world, the story of Donald Lopez’s life takes us from the civil war in Spain to England, only to find the Second World War in hot pursuit! Don depends on the kindness of friends and strangers alike to forge a new identity and a new home in England. Since settling in Devon with his family, will he be able to return to his Spanish roots and embrace the family he left behind so long ago?