"An appealing and inventive novel…original and cathartic." —Dana Kennedy, New York TimesOn February 16, 1944, Anne Frank recorded in her diary that Peter, whom she at first disliked and eventually came to love, had confided to her that if he got out alive, he would reinvent himself entirely. This novel is the story of what might have happened if the boy in hiding had survived to become a man.Peter arrives in America, the land of self-creation, and ...

"Rich in colorful characters, Feldman's riveting tale is one of resilience, determination, and hope." —BooklistIn an exuberant post WWII New York City, a young woman is forced to reinvent her life and choose between the safe and the ethical, and the men who represent each...Set in New York City in the heady aftermath of World War II when the men were coming home, the women were exhaling in relief, and everyone was having babies,

A gripping story of resilience, love, and forgiveness as a young German Jewish woman returns to post-WWII Berlin to confront her past and unexpected future."A deeply satisfying and truly adult novel." — Margot Livesey, New York Times best-selling author of The Flight of Gemma HardyMillie (Meike) Mosbach and her brother David escape to America just before Kristallnacht, leaving their parents and little sister behind in Berlin. Millie attends B...

In CIA parlance, those who knew were “witting.” Everyone else was among the “unwitting.”On a bright November day in 1963, President Kennedy is shot. That same day, Nell Benjamin receives a phone call with news about her husband, the influential young editor of a literary magazine. As the nation mourns its public loss, Nell has her private grief to reckon with, as well as a revelation about Charlie that turns her understanding of her marriage on its head, along with...

In the spirit of The Paris Wife and Loving Frank, the provocative and compelling story of one of the most fascinating and influential figures of the twentieth century: Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood—an indomitable woman who, more than any other, and at great personal cost, shaped the sexual landscape we inhabit today.The daughter of a hard-drinking, smooth-tongued free thinker and a mother worn down by thirteen children, Margaret Sanger vowed h...

"Masterful. Magnificent. A passionate story of survival and a real page turner." —Heather Morris, #1 New York Times –bestselling authorThe war is over, but the past is never past . . .Living through World War II working in a Paris bookstore with her young daughter, Vivi, and fighting for her life, Charlotte is no victim, she is a survivor. But can she survive the next chapter of her life?Alternati...

Babe, Grace and Millie have been best friends since their first day at kindergarten. Now they are newly married, and the men have gone to war. They thrive on letters from their absent sweethearts, and on the closeness they’ve always shared.And then, on a single morning in 1944, no fewer than sixteen telegrams arrive, bringing news of the worst kind from the War Department. For Babe, Grace and Millie, life will never be the same again. Each must face the challenges of the years ahea...

Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, Charlotte vive em Paris com a filha, Vivi, e trabalha em uma livraria. Como milhares de parisienses sob a ocupação alemã, ela enfrenta toda sorte de dificuldades para sobreviver e alimentar sua criança, nascida no início do conflito. Uma série de acontecimentos – e uma história de amor impensável – perpassa sua rotina na loja. Com a vitória dos Aliados e a retirada dos alemães, ela se muda para a América como judia exilada e inicia uma nova vida em uma típ...

»Fans von Anthony Doerrs ›Alles Licht, das wir nicht sehen‹ und Kristin Hannahs ›Die Nachtigall‹ sollten diesen Roman unbedingt lesen.« BooklistEin fesselndes Leseerlebnis über den Überlebenswillen einer jungen Mutter im besetzten Paris.Frankreich, 1944. Charlotte Foret arbeitet in einer kleinen Buchhandlung im besetzten Paris. Auf sich allein gestellt kämpft sie nicht nur um ihr eigenes Überleben, sondern auch um das ihrer kleinen Tochter ...

In the spirit of The Paris Wife and Loving Frank, the provocative and compelling story of one of the most fascinating and influential figures of the twentieth century: Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood—an indomitable woman who, more than any other, and at great personal cost, shaped the sexual landscape we inhabit today.The daughter of a hard-drinking, smooth-tongued free thinker and a mother worn down by thirteen children, Margaret Sanger vowed h...

Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction, a novel inspired by the shocking true story of the Scottsboro boys.Even after all these years, the injustice still stuns. Innocent boys sentenced to die, not for a crime they did not commit, but for a crime that never occurred. Lives splintered as casually as wood being hacked for kindling.Alabama, 1931. A freight train is stopped in Scottsboro, nine black youths are brutally arrested and, within minute...

Betrayal comes in many forms . . .At the height of the Cold War, words are weapons and secrecy reigns. These are challenging times to be a writer and a wife, as Nell Benjamin knows only too well.One bright November day in 1963, the dazzling young president arrives in Texas and Nell receives a phonecall that overturns the world as she knows it. In the shocking aftermath, whilst America mourns, Nell must come to terms with both a tragedy and a betrayal that s...