The book “My Stolen Year” is based on the real-life story of its author. Carmen M Paz, the author of this book, was taken from her family as a baby. After this dreadful incident, her mother, Maria Antonia, never gave. He never stopped searching for her, carrying hope that she would find her daughter. This memoir tells the heartbreaking story of a mother’s courage and the moments they were separated. Writing this book is the way Carmen honors her mother’s strength and shows that true love can make its own way, as well as that the bond between parent and child can’t fade even in the longest separation.