Browsing: Jewish Interest

From a New York Times bestselling author: Faith’s ordinary life is upended when she purchases a run-down house — and unearths a mysterious photo album in the attic. “I read it in one day… Every page was packed with wonders” (Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette).

In 1947, a blizzard grips Brooklyn as sisters-in-law Rose and Helen each give birth — and in the aftermath of the storm, everything begins to change. “Exquisitely written… Shatteringly wonderful” (New York Times bestselling author Caroline Leavitt).

For fans of Sarah’s Key: Two women centuries apart are connected — and forever changed — by the secrets of a manuscript by Johann Sebastian Bach. “An intellectual thriller and a beautiful love story… Impossible to put down” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Gruen).

“Vibrant, earnest, and profound” (Booklist): Miranda Richmond Mouillot crossed the Atlantic to uncover the truth about her grandparents, who escaped Nazi-occupied France only to abruptly separate… “A moving family history researched with dedication and completed with a granddaughter’s love” (Kirkus Reviews).

“Required reading” (New York Post) for fans of Erik Larson: When a brutal serial killer terrorized Nazi-occupied Paris, the ensuing trial spiraled out of control. A “masterpiece” (Salon) with over 1,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

From a Pulitzer Prize–winning author! Lev Nussimbaum’s life was stranger than fiction: Using pen names, he became a popular author in Nazi Germany — despite his secret Jewish heritage. This “thrilling, novelistic, and rich” biography (Entertainment Weekly) is “a page-turner of epic proportion” (Booklist).

When President Jackson’s government forces the Cherokee people from their homeland, a chief’s daughter, an indentured servant, and an enslaved man bear witness to a horrifying catastrophe. “Powerful… The finest depiction of the infamous Trail of Tears that I’ve ever read” (Pat Conroy).

A New York Times bestseller from a Pulitzer Prize–winning author: When rare-book expert Hanna comes across a famous medieval text with unusual artifacts inside, she sets out to uncover its mysteries… “Complex and moving” (The New Yorker), with over 42,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

Moving accounts and survivor interviews reveal the little-known story of Ravensbrück, the Nazi concentration camp that Heinrich Himmler designed exclusively for women. “A beautifully written history… that offers additional insight into Nazism and those caught in its path” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

In these deeply moving pages, 23 survivors tell how they hid from the Nazis as children and lived through the Holocaust. This Wall Street Journal bestseller is “powerful and gripping… A remarkable contribution” (Booklist).