{"id":234,"date":"2024-12-13T21:58:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T21:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/carmen\/?page_id=234"},"modified":"2025-08-27T19:24:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:24:14","slug":"about-book","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/carmen\/about-book\/","title":{"rendered":"About Book"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;70&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;50&#8243; top_padding_phone=&#8221;10&#8243; bottom_padding_phone=&#8221;30&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;My Stolen Years&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:40|text_align:left|color:%23141414|line_height:51px&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;heading2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Faith&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|font_size:17px|text_align:left|color:%23141414&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]The book &#8220;My Stolen Year&#8221; 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&#8217;s courage and the moments they were separated. Writing this book is the way Carmen honors her mother\u2019s strength and shows that true love can make its own way, as well as that the bond between parent and child can&#8217;t fade even in the longest separation.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; top_margin_phone=&#8221;30&#8243; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bookmainbox&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;449&#8243; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-2-percent&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;top&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;What You\u2019ll Take Away&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:40|text_align:left|color:%23141414|line_height:51px&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;heading2&#8243;][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]Reading \u201cMy Stolen Years\u201d leaves readers with more than just a true account. It leaves them with hope. It shows how faith can carry someone through, how love gives the strength to be persistent on something, and how truth can come to light, even after years. It is a reminder that some relations remain unbroken, no matter the time apart.[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Dedication&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:40|text_align:left|color:%23141414|line_height:51px&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;heading2&#8243;][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]I like to dedicate this book to my mom, MARIA ANTONIA RUIZ MARTINEZ, who\u2019s no longer in this world, but her faith and courageous determination in this life made me who I am in this world.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;70&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;50&#8243; top_padding_phone=&#8221;10&#8243; bottom_padding_phone=&#8221;30&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"two_page_speed":{"previous_score":{"status":"error_no_score"},"current_score":{"desktop_score":92,"desktop_tti":"1.1\u00a0","mobile_score":72,"mobile_tti":"6.6\u00a0","date":"27.08.2025 07:24:54 pm","status":"completed"}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-234","page","type-page","status-publish"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/carmen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/carmen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/carmen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/carmen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/carmen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/carmen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":480,"href":"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/carmen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/234\/revisions\/480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demos.pineclients.com\/carmen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}