The Lost Wife
By Alyson Richman
(Berkley Trade, Paperback, 9780425244135, 352pp.)
Publication Date: September 6, 2011
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Hardcover, Paperback
 |     |
A rapturous new novel of first love in a time of war-from the celebrated author of The Last Van Gogh.
In pre-war Prague, the dreams of two young lovers are shattered when they are separated by the Nazi invasion. Then, decades later, thousands of miles away in New York, there's an inescapable glance of recognition between two strangers. Providence is giving Lenka and Josef one more chance. From the glamorous ease of life in Prague before the Occupation, to the horrors of Nazi Europe, The Lost Wife explores the power of first love, the resilience of the human spirit- and the strength of memory.
"Staggeringly evocative, romantic, heart-rending, sensual and beautifully written... may very well be the Sophie's Choice of this generation."
--John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author
"Daringly constructed, this moving novel begins at the end and then, in a fully-realized circle through the most traumatic event of the 20th century, returns you there in a way that makes your heart leap."
--Loring Mandel, Emmy-winning playwright and author of Conspiracy
"A love story wrapped in tragedy and survival, I read The Lost Wife in one sitting. Tense, emotional and fulfilling: a great achievement by Alyson Richman."
--Martin Fletcher, Winner of the Jewish National Book Award and NBC Special News
This book is on these lists:
Books I Read by Soulful ArtRecommended by friends by lois
Peconic123's Wish List by peconic123
All lists >>
 |
1Q84 Haruki Murakami Knopf |
 |
The Marriage Plot Jeffrey Eugenides Farrar, Straus, and Giroux |
 |
The Sense of an Ending Julian Barnes Knopf |
 |
Death Comes to Pemberley PD James Knopf |
