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The world that we knew / Alice Hoffman.
"From New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman comes a beautiful story of one Jewish child refugee's flight to safety in Nazi German and her mother's impossible decision to set her free"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501137570 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 372 pages : maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Shuster, 2019.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Fiction. Jewish children > Fiction. Jews > France > Paris > Fiction. Paris (France) > History > 1940-1944 > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Hoffm | 31681010170280 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"From New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman comes a beautiful story of one Jewish child refugee's flight to safety in Nazi German and her mother's impossible decision to set her free"-- - Baker & Taylor
Sent away to 1941 Paris when Berlin becomes too dangerous for Jewish families, a young girl bonds with her protective mystical golem; while her friend, a rabbiâs daughter, rises to become a defender of their people. (historical fiction). (This book was listed in a previous issue of Forecast.) - Simon and Schuster
This instant New York Times bestseller and longlist recipient for the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medal takes place in 1941, during humanityâs darkest hour, and follows three unforgettable young women who must act with courage and love to survive.
â[A] hymn to the power of resistance, perseverance, and enduring love in dark timesâ¦gravely beautifulâ¦Hoffman the storyteller continues to dazzle.â âTHE NEW YORK TIMES
âOh, what a book this is! Hoffmanâs exploration of the world of good and evil, and the constant contest between them, is unflinching; and the humanity she brings to usâit is a glorious experience.â âELIZABETH STROUT, Pulitzer Prizeâwinning author of Olive Kitteridge
âAlice Hoffmanâs new novel will break your heart, and then stitch it back together piece by piece. Itâs my new favorite Hoffman book.â âJODI PICOULT, New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and A Spark of Light
In Berlin, at the time when the world changed, Hanni Kohn knows she must send her twelve-year-old daughter away to save her from the Nazi regime. She finds her way to a renowned rabbi, but itâs his daughter, Ettie, who offers hope of salvation when she creates a mystical Jewish creature, a rare and unusual golem, who is sworn to protect Lea. Once Ava is brought to life, she and Lea and Ettie become eternally entwined, their paths fated to cross, their fortunes linked.
Lea and Ava travel from Paris, where Lea meets her soulmate, to a convent in western France known for its silver roses; from a school in a mountaintop village where three thousand Jews were saved. Meanwhile, Ettie is in hiding, waiting to become the fighter sheâs destined to be.
What does it mean to lose your mother? How much can one person sacrifice for love? In a world where evil can be found at every turn, we meet remarkable characters that take us on a stunning journey of loss and resistance, the fantastical and the mortal, in a place where all roads lead past the Angel of Death and love is never ending.
