Lilac Girls (Paperback) (Martha Hall Kelly)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br> Caroline Ferriday, a socialite in New York, has her hands full with her post at the French consulate, but on the eve of a fateful war, her world is changed forever when Hitler's army invades Poland in September, 1939; and then sets its sights on France. Kasia Kuzmerick, a Polish teenager, an ocean away from Caroline, senses her carefree youth disappearing as she is drawn deeper into her role as courier for the underground resistance movement. In a tense atmosphere of watchful eyes and suspcting neighbors, one false move can have dire consequences. For Herta Oberheuser, the ambitious young German doctor, an ad for a government medical position seems her ticket out of a desolate life. Once hired, though, Herta finds herself trapped in a male-dominated realm of Nazi secrets and power. The lives of these three women are set on a collision course when the unthinkable happens and Kasia is sent to Ravensbreuck, the notorious Nazi concentration camp for women. Their stories cross continents, from New York to Paris, Germany, and Poland, as Caroline and Kasia strive to bring justice to those whom history has forgotten. -- Container. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br> <b><i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER - <b>For readers of <i>The Nightingale</i> and <i>Sarah's Key, </i> inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this remarkable debut novel reveals the power of unsung women to change history in their quest for love, freedom, and second chances.</b></b> <p/>New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But Caroline's world is forever changed when Hitler's army invades Poland in September 1939--and then sets its sights on France. <p/> An ocean away from Caroline, Kasia Kuzmerick, a Polish teenager, senses her carefree youth disappearing as she is drawn deeper into her role as courier for the underground resistance movement. In a tense atmosphere of watchful eyes and suspecting neighbors, one false move can have dire consequences. <p/> For the ambitious young German doctor, Herta Oberheuser, an ad for a government medical position seems her ticket out of a desolate life. Once hired, though, she finds herself trapped in a male-dominated realm of Nazi secrets and power. <p/> The lives of these three women are set on a collision course when the unthinkable happens and Kasia is sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious Nazi concentration camp for women. Their stories cross continents--from New York to Paris, Germany, and Poland--as Caroline and Kasia strive to bring justice to those whom history has forgotten. <p/><b><i>USA Today</i> "New and Noteworthy" Book - <i>LibraryReads</i> Top Ten Pick</b> <p/> "Harrowing . . . <i>Lilac </i>illuminates."<b>--<i>People</i></b> <p/> "A compelling, page-turning narrative . . . <i>Lilac Girls</i> falls squarely into the groundbreaking category of fiction that re-examines history from a fresh, female point of view. It's smart, thoughtful and also just an old-fashioned good read."<b>--<i>Fort Worth Star-Telegram</i></b> <p/> "A powerful story for readers everywhere . . . Martha Hall Kelly has brought readers a firsthand glimpse into one of history's most frightening memories. A novel that brings to life what these women and many others suffered. . . . I was moved to tears."<b>--<i>San Francisco Book Review</i></b> <p/> "Extremely moving and memorable . . . This impressive debut should appeal strongly to historical fiction readers and to book clubs that adored Kristin Hannah's <i>The Nightingale</i> and Anthony Doerr's<i> All the Light We Cannot See</i>."<b>--<i>Library Journal</i> (starred review)</b> <p/> "[A] compelling first novel . . . This is a page-turner demonstrating the tests and triumphs civilians faced during war, complemented by Kelly's vivid depiction of history and excellent characters."<b>--<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b> <p/> "Kelly vividly re-creates the world of Ravensbrück."<b>--<i>Kirkus Reviews<br></i></b><br>"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."<b>--Lisa See, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of<i> China Dolls</i></b> <p/> "Profound, unsettling, and thoroughly . . . the best book I've read all year."<b>--Jamie Ford, <i> New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet</i></b> <p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br> "Harrowing . . . <i>Lilac </i>illuminates."<b>--<i>People</i></b><br> <b><i> </i></b><br> "A compelling, page-turning narrative . . . <i>Lilac Girls</i> falls squarely into the groundbreaking category of fiction that re-examines history from a fresh, female point of view. It's smart, thoughtful and also just an old-fashioned good read."<b>--<i>Fort Worth Star-Telegram</i></b><br> <b><i> </i></b><br> "A powerful story for readers everywhere . . . Martha Hall Kelly has brought readers a firsthand glimpse into one of history's most frightening memories. A novel that brings to life what these women and many others suffered. . . . I was moved to tears."<b>--<i>San Francisco Book Review</i></b><br> <b><i> </i></b><br> "Extremely moving and memorable . . . This impressive debut should appeal strongly to historical fiction readers and to book clubs that adored Kristin Hannah's <i>The Nightingale</i> and Anthony Doerr's<i> All the Light We Cannot See</i>."<b>--<i>Library Journal</i> (starred review)</b><br> <b> </b><br> "[A] compelling first novel . . . This is a page-turner demonstrating the tests and triumphs civilians faced during war, complemented by Kelly's vivid depiction of history and excellent characters."<b>--<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><br> <b><i> </i></b><br> "Kelly vividly re-creates the world of Ravensbrück."<b>--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b> <p/>"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."<b>--Lisa See, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of<i> China Dolls</i></b><br> <i> </i><br> "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. <i>Lilac Girls </i>is the best book I've read all year. It will haunt you."<b>--Jamie Ford, <i> New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet</i></b><br> <b> </b><br> "Rich with historical detail and riveting to the end, <i>Lilac Girls</i> weaves the lives of three astonishing women into a story of extraordinary moral power set against the harrowing backdrop of Europe in thrall to Nazi Germany. Martha Hall Kelly 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."<b>--Beatriz Williams, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>A Hundred Summers </i>and<i> The Secret Life of Violet Grant</i></b> <p/><br></br><p><b> About The Author </b></p></br></br> <b>Martha Hall Kelly</b> is a native New Englander now living in Atlanta, Georgia, where she's writing the prequel to <i>Lilac Girls</i>. This is her first novel.
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