The daughter's tale a novel
Berlin, 1939. The dreams that Amanda Sternberg and her husband, Julius, had for their daughters are shattered when the Nazis descend on Berlin, burning down their beloved family bookshop and sending Julius to a concentration camp. Desperate to save her children, Amanda is forced to make an impossibl...
| Main Author: | Correa, Armando Lucas, 1959- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Caistor, Nick (Translator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Published: |
New York :
Atria Books,
2019.
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| Edition: | First Atria Books hardcover edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Berlin, 1939. The dreams that Amanda Sternberg and her husband, Julius, had for their daughters are shattered when the Nazis descend on Berlin, burning down their beloved family bookshop and sending Julius to a concentration camp. Desperate to save her children, Amanda is forced to make an impossible choice that will haunt her for the rest of her life. New York, 2015. Eighty-year-old Elise Duval receives messages from a time and country that she forced herself to forget. A French Catholic who arrived in New York after World War II, Elise is shocked to discover that the letters were from her mother, written in German during the war. Despite Elise's best efforts to stave off her past, seven decades of secrets begin to unravel. -- adapted from jacket |
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| Item Description: |
Translation of: La hija olvidada. Originally published: Spain : Atria Estanol, 2019. |
| Physical Description: |
303 pages ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781501187933 1501187937 9781501187940 1501187945 |
| Author Notes: |
(Bowker Author Biography) |