Hu�rfana # 8

Author:   Kim Van Alkemade
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers Inc
ISBN:  

9780718092221


Pages:   416
Publication Date:   23 May 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Una fascinante novela debut de ficci�n hist�rico del mundo olvidado de los orfanatos jud�os de la ciudad de Nueva York. Inspirada en hechos reales, este libro es una poderosa novela sobre la capacidad humana para lastimar y amar. En 1919, Rachel Rabinowitz, de cuatro a�os de edad, es colocada en el Hogar Infantil Hebreo donde el doctor Mildred Solomon est� llevando a cabo una investigaci�n m�dica en ni�os. El doctor Solomon somete a Rachel a un proceso experimental con rayos X que establece la reputaci�n del doctor mientras pone en peligro la salud de la ni�a. Ahora es 1954, y Rachel es enfermera en el hospicio del Hogar Infantil Hebreo para ancianos donde el doctor Solomon se convierte en su paciente. Se da cuenta del poder que tiene sobre el doctor indefenso, Rachel se embarca en un experimento peligroso de su propio dise�o. Antes que termine el turno de la noche, Rachel estar� obligada a elegir entre el perd�n y la venganza. Inspirada en hechos reales, este libro es una poderosa novela sobre la capacidad humana para lastimar y amar. A stunning debut novel of historical fiction set in the forgotten world of New York City's Jewish orphanages. Inspired by true events, Orphan #8 is a powerful novel about the human capacity to harm--and to love. In 1919, four-year-old Rachel Rabinowitz is placed in the Hebrew Infant Home where Dr. Mildred Solomon is conducting medical research on the children. Dr. Solomon subjects Rachel to an experimental course of X-ray treatments that establish the doctor's reputation while risking the little girl's health. Now it's 1954, and Rachel is a nurse in the hospice wing of the Old Hebrews Home when elderly Dr. Solomon becomes her patient. Realizing the power she holds over the helpless doctor, Rachel embarks on a dangerous experiment of her own design. Before the night shift ends, Rachel will be forced to choose between forgiveness and revenge. Inspired by true events, Orphan #8 is a powerful novel about the human capacity to harm--and to love.

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Author:   Kim Van Alkemade
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint:   HarperPerennial
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.60cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780718092221


ISBN 10:   0718092228
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   23 May 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Language:   Spanish

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Kim van Alkemade has moxie. In her provocative novel, family is saturated with betrayal, care is interrupted by ambition and desire, and the past is intimately explored, invoking the abandoned child in all of us. Orphan # 8 brims with complicated passions and pitch-perfect historical details. A riveting, memorable debut. ----Catherine Zobal Dent, author of Unfinished Stories of Girls Inspired by actual events, van Alkemade crafts a powerful story of festering vengeance and redemption that touches readers on many levels. Alkemade has managed to incorporate many emotions into her thoughtful debut, emotions that linger long after the last page is turned. ----RT Book Reviews .. .van Alkemade succeeds in bringing to light a fascinating and little-known chapter of history...she vividly chronicles her heroine's pain, resilience and capacity to be honest with those who loved her, with those who betrayed her, and ultimately with herself. ----Lillith Magazine This book is utterly unputdownable. At once atmospheric, disturbing and absolutely engrossing, it poses a host of moral questions; I fully anticipate that it will become popular with book clubs. ----Historical Novels Review A sure book club pick and a strong debut, this title functions well on multiple levels and will appeal to a broad readership. ----Lambda Literary Review Even non-aficionados of historical fiction will find much to savor in this remarkable novel. Its themes and artistry will linger in reader memory. Orphan #8 is a remarkable work, well rooted in some little-known history... a broad landscape of issues, superbly rendered.----GLBT Reviews, American Library Association's LGBT Round Table


Kim van Alkemade has moxie. In her provocative novel, family is saturated with betrayal, care is interrupted by ambition and desire, and the past is intimately explored, invoking the abandoned child in all of us. Orphan # 8 brims with complicated passions and pitch-perfect historical details. A riveting, memorable debut. ----Catherine Zobal Dent, author of Unfinished Stories of Girls Inspired by actual events, van Alkemade crafts a powerful story of festering vengeance and redemption that touches readers on many levels. Alkemade has managed to incorporate many emotions into her thoughtful debut, emotions that linger long after the last page is turned. ----RT Book Reviews This book is utterly unputdownable. At once atmospheric, disturbing and absolutely engrossing, it poses a host of moral questions; I fully anticipate that it will become popular with book clubs. ----Historical Novels Review A sure book club pick and a strong debut, this title functions well on multiple levels and will appeal to a broad readership. ----Lambda Literary Review Even non-aficionados of historical fiction will find much to savor in this remarkable novel. Its themes and artistry will linger in reader memory. Orphan #8 is a remarkable work, well rooted in some little-known history... a broad landscape of issues, superbly rendered.----GLBT Reviews, American Library Association's LGBT Round Table .. .van Alkemade succeeds in bringing to light a fascinating and little-known chapter of history...she vividly chronicles her heroine's pain, resilience and capacity to be honest with those who loved her, with those who betrayed her, and ultimately with herself. ----Lillith Magazine


Author Information

Kim van Alkemade is the New York Times bestselling author of the historical novels Orphan #8 and Bachelor Girl. Born in Manhattan, she grew up in New Jersey and went to college in Wisconsin, where she earned a Ph.D. in English. For many years, she was a professor at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. Now a full-time writer, she resides in Saratoga Springs, New York, with her partner, their two rescue dogs, and three feisty backyard chickens.

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