The Ones Who Stayed

In the heart of war-torn El Salvador, an iron-willed American nun crosses paths with a visionary priest. Driven by a desire to transcend her duties, she joins him on a perilous journey to aid war victims, challenging her beliefs and confronting the harsh realities of war.. As they navigate this tumultuous landscape, their bond deepens, forcing her to confront a world of moral complexities. In a land where each day teeters on the brink of tragedy, she must make a life-altering choice before all she holds dear is lost.. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"A heart-breaking, tragic, and beautiful tale about the horror that occurred during the Salvadoran Civil War. As an American with little previous knowledge about the war, this book was eyeopening and humbling. While I can never pretend to imagine what the Salvadoran people and individuals in the country at the time actually went through in the war, this beautifully written novella provides an insight I didn't have before." –NetGalley review. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"I was surprised by how well this novella captured the atrocities of war. It was a truly tough read but an important story to tell. The author did a fantastic job of transporting the reader to rural El Salvador and creating a tense and unpredictable atmosphere.. I’m very glad to have read this and learned more about this snippet of history through a viewpoint I never considered before. I would widely recommend this to anyone interested in historical fiction." –NetGalley review. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"This beautifully written book stayed with me for days. St. Hilaire's prose fits the difficult content, leaving nothing over or understated. I was completely drawn into a world, a conflict, I knew very little about, with complex characters who felt devastatingly real. A well-researched, haunting story I will not forget. This is historical fiction done right, leaving this reader to grapple with moral nuance and emotion - the world needs more stories like this." –Goodreads review