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An uplifting true story of finding love after the horrors of war. For fans of THE TATTOIST OF AUSCHWITZ, SCHINDLER'S LIST and THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS 'Dramatic, compassionate and deeply moving.' Jennifer Clement, author of award-winning novel PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN It's 1945, and Miklos is looking for love... He whistles up a list if 117 Hungarian women from his village, and in his beautiful handwriting, he writes to each of them. But what's the catch? Miklos has just emerged from Belsen, and is recovering in a refugee camp in Sweden. He is so weak that he has only six months to live. But Miklos is not going to allow a small thing like that stand in the way of love... Spoiler Alert: FEVER AT DAWN is inspired by the true story of the author's parents, which may give you an idea of how Miklos' plan unfolds... 'A magnificent novel, tonally flawless, its humour defiant in the face of vast tragedy.' Joan London, author of GILGAMESH

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A riveting and high-spirited journey from the brink of death toward life...With courage, humor, and unfailing emotional honesty, Peter Gardos illuminates the incredible power of the human will. * Julie Orringer * Powerful * Mail on Sunday * Dramatic, compassionate and deeply moving. * Jennifer Clement, author of award-winning novel PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN * A magnificent novel, tonally flawless, its humour defiant in the face of vast tragedy. * Joan London, author of GILGAMESH, THE GOOD PARENTS and THE GOLDEN AGE * An incredible gem of a novel, based on a true story. I loved it. * LAURA BARNETT, bestselling author of The Versions of Us *

An incredible gem of a novel, based on a true story. I loved it. LAURA BARNETT, bestselling author of The Versions of Us A magnificent novel, tonally flawless, its humour defiant in the face of vast tragedy. Joan London, author of GILGAMESH, THE GOOD PARENTS and THE GOLDEN AGE Dramatic, compassionate and deeply moving. Jennifer Clement, author of award-winning novel PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN A riveting and high-spirited journey from the brink of death toward life...With courage, humor, and unfailing emotional honesty, Peter Gardos illuminates the incredible power of the human will. Julie Orringer The impossibly moving story of two damaged youths who forge from their amour fou a love that will light the decades ahead. With playfulness and charm, with iron conviction, Fever at Dawn will convince you that it's possible not only to survive the worst of human hell, but to transcend it. Francisco Goldman, author of SAY HER NAME

An incredible gem of a novel, based on a true story. I loved it. * LAURA BARNETT, bestselling author of The Versions of Us * A magnificent novel, tonally flawless, its humour defiant in the face of vast tragedy. * Joan London, author of GILGAMESH, THE GOOD PARENTS and THE GOLDEN AGE * Dramatic, compassionate and deeply moving. * Jennifer Clement, author of award-winning novel PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN * Powerful * Mail on Sunday * A riveting and high-spirited journey from the brink of death toward life...With courage, humor, and unfailing emotional honesty, Peter Gardos illuminates the incredible power of the human will. * Julie Orringer *

An incredible gem of a novel, based on a true story. I loved it. LAURA BARNETT, bestselling author of The Versions of Us A magnificent novel, tonally flawless, its humour defiant in the face of vast tragedy. Joan London, author of GILGAMESH, THE GOOD PARENTS and THE GOLDEN AGE Dramatic, compassionate and deeply moving. Jennifer Clement, author of award-winning novel PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN Powerful Mail on Sunday A riveting and high-spirited journey from the brink of death toward life...With courage, humor, and unfailing emotional honesty, Peter Gardos illuminates the incredible power of the human will. Julie Orringer

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PETER GARDOS is an award-winning Hungarian film director. FEVER AT DAWN is his first novel and is based on the true story of how his father fell in love with his mother after the horrors of the Belsen concentration camp.

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