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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Martha Hall KellyPublisher: Random House USA Inc Imprint: Ballantine Books Inc. Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.722kg ISBN: 9781524796372ISBN 10: 1524796379 Pages: 448 Publication Date: 09 April 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsA nuanced tale that speaks to the strength of women. --Kirkus Reviews Praise for Lilac Girls Inspired by actual events and real people, Martha Hall Kelly has woven together the stories of three women during World War II that reveal the bravery, cowardice, and cruelty of those days. This is a part of history--women's history--that should never be forgotten. --Lisa See, New York Times bestselling author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan This is the kind of book I wish I had the courage to write--a profound, unsettling, and thoroughly captivating look at sisterhood through the dark lens of the Holocaust. Lilac Girls will haunt you. --Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet A story of extraordinary moral power that moves effortlessly across physical and ethical battlegrounds, across the trajectory of a doomed wartime romance, across the territory of the soul . . . I can't remember the last time I read a novel that moved me so deeply. --Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of A Hundred Summers Harrowing . . . Lilac illuminates. --People A compelling, page-turning narrative . . . Lilac Girls falls squarely into the groundbreaking category of fiction that re-examines history from a fresh, female point of view. --Fort Worth Star-Telegram Brilliant . . . a powerful story for readers everywhere . . . a firsthand glimpse into one of history's most frightening memories. --San Francisco Book Review Extremely moving and memorable . . . should appeal strongly to historical fiction readers and to book clubs that adored Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale and Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See. --Library Journal (starred review) Praise for Lilac Girls Inspired by actual events and real people, Martha Hall Kelly has woven together the stories of three women during World War II that reveal the bravery, cowardice, and cruelty of those days. This is a part of history--women's history--that should never be forgotten. --Lisa See, New York Times bestselling author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan This is the kind of book I wish I had the courage to write--a profound, unsettling, and thoroughly captivating look at sisterhood through the dark lens of the Holocaust. Lilac Girls will haunt you. --Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet A story of extraordinary moral power that moves effortlessly across physical and ethical battlegrounds, across the trajectory of a doomed wartime romance, across the territory of the soul . . . I can't remember the last time I read a novel that moved me so deeply. --Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of A Hundred Summers Harrowing . . . Lilac illuminates. --People A compelling, page-turning narrative . . . Lilac Girls falls squarely into the groundbreaking category of fiction that re-examines history from a fresh, female point of view. --Fort Worth Star-Telegram Brilliant . . . a powerful story for readers everywhere . . . a firsthand glimpse into one of history's most frightening memories. --San Francisco Book Review Extremely moving and memorable . . . should appeal strongly to historical fiction readers and to book clubs that adored Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale and Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See. --Library Journal (starred review) Author InformationMartha Hall Kelly is the New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls. She lives in Connecticut, where she spends her days filling legal pads with stories and reading World War II books. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |