The Lost Letter A heart breaking heart warming historical novel of love and survival inspired by real resistance workers during World War II Austria and the mysterious love letter that connects generations of Jewis

A heart breaking, heart warming historical novel of love and survival inspired by real resistance workers during World War II Austria, and the mysterious love letter that connects generations of Jewish families For readers of The Nightingale, Lilac Girls, and Sarah s Key.Austria, 1938.Kristoff is a young apprentice to a master Jewish stamp engraver When his teacher disapA heart breaking, heart warming historical novel of love and survival inspired by real resistance workers during World War II Austria, and the mysterious love letter that connects generations of Jewish families For readers of The Nightingale, Lilac Girls, and Sarah s Key.Austria, 1938.Kristoff is a young apprentice to a master Jewish stamp engraver When his teacher disappears during Kristallnacht, Kristoff is forced to engrave stamps for the Germans, and simultaneously works alongside Elena, his beloved teacher s fiery daughter, and with the Austrian resistance to send underground messages and forge papers As he falls for Elena amidst the brutal chaos of war, Kristoff must find a way to save her, and himself Los Angeles, 1989 Katie Nelson is going through a divorce and while cleaning out her house and life in the aftermath, she comes across the stamp collection of her father, who recently went into a nursing home When an appraiser, Benjamin, discovers an unusual World War II era Austrian stamp placed on an old love letter as he goes through her dad s collection, Katie and Benjamin are sent on a journey together that will uncover a story of passion and tragedy spanning decades and continents, behind the just fallen Berlin Wall A beautiful, poignant and devastating novel, The Lost Letter shows the lasting power of love.
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The Lost Letter Best Read || [Jillian Cantor]
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Jillian Cantor has a BA in English from Penn State University and an MFA from The University of Arizona She is the author of award winning novels for teens and adults including the critically acclaimed MARGOT, which was a Library Reads pick for September 2013 and also featured in O the Oprah Magazine, People, Ladies Home Journal, and Time Her most recent book for teens, SEARCHING FOR SKY, Bloomsbury US UK, book club was nominated for the 2015 Carnegie Medal in the UK Jillian s next historical novel for adults, THE LOST LETTER, will be out 06 13 17 from Riverhead Penguin Born and raised in a suburb of Philadelphia, Jillian currently lives in Arizona with her husband and two sons.