Mikel - by Mark Bellido (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Mikel has a lifelong dream: to become a writer. Seeking to inject some extra cash and inspiration into his life, he uproots his family from their sleepy village to the Basque country, where he takes a job protecting politicians from the armed separatist group ETA. But financial security comes at a price: fear, uncertainty and family breakdown.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A powerful, provocative, and politically charged fictionalized memoir</b> <p/> Mikel lives with his wife and two children in Costur, an idyllic Spanish town surrounded by hills. He has a job selling candy, but Mikel is a dreamer, not a businessman, and money is tight. What's more, the ordinariness of smalltown life is preventing him from fulfilling a life-long dream: to become a writer. <p/> Seeking both drama and financial security, Mikel takes a job as a bodyguard. His family is soon uprooted to the Basque Country, where Mikel is charged with protecting politicians from the armed separatist group ETA. It is a job that provides drama worthy of the page--but only at the cost of fear, uncertainty, and family breakdown. <p/> In <i>Mikel</i>, author Mark Bellido draws on his own experiences to create a powerful and provocative story about a man who risks everything in the pursuit of a dream. <br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Belgian artist Vanistenpael's art captures the world of Mikel evocatively."-- "The Beat"<br><br>"Miguel might be a hired gun, but his story finds the heart behind the hardware."-- "Publishers Weekly"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Mark Bellido</b> is a Belgian novelist and graphic novel writer. He spent four years protecting Basque politicians from ETA. <b>Judith Vanistendael</b> is a Belgian comics artist. Her books include <i>When David Lost His Voice</i> and <i>Dance by the Light of the Moon.</i> <br>
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