Not Without My Son: Trapped in Costa Rica

By Rusti Banagas

Not Without My Son: Trapped in Costa Rica, is a deeply personal true memoir about love, survival, sacrifice, and the unbreakable bond between a mother and her child. What began as a temporary move abroad quickly became a heartbreaking and life changing struggle when Rusti found herself trapped in a foreign country with her newborn son and facing years of legal, emotional, and financial obstacles in her fight to bring him home.

Through fear, uncertainty, isolation, and moments where hope seemed impossible to hold onto, she refused to give up. This powerful story takes readers inside the reality of international legal battles, motherhood under unimaginable pressure, and the strength it takes to continue fighting when the odds feel impossible.

Not Without My Son is more than a memoir. It is a story of resilience, determination, faith, and the extraordinary lengths a mother will go to protect her child and reclaim their future.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H4DXST6Q
• ISBN13: 9798995813149
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Legacy Cash Press
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"