The Forest of Vanishing Stars - by Kristin Harmel (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A "coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis--until a secret from her past threatens everything"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>Parade</i> "Best Books of Summer" pick * <i>Real Simple</i> summer reading pick * <i>SheReads</i> "Best WWII Fiction of Summer 2021" pick</b> <p/><b>The </b><i><b>New York Times</b></i><b> bestselling author of the "heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism" (</b><i><b>P</b></i><i><b>eople</b></i><b>) </b><i><b>The Book of Lost Names </b></i><b>returns with an evocative coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis--until a secret from her past threatens everything.</b> <p/>After being stolen from her wealthy German parents and raised in the unforgiving wilderness of eastern Europe, a young woman finds herself alone in 1941 after her kidnapper dies. Her solitary existence is interrupted, however, when she happens upon a group of Jews fleeing the Nazi terror. Stunned to learn what's happening in the outside world, she vows to teach the group all she can about surviving in the forest--and in turn, they teach her some surprising lessons about opening her heart after years of isolation. But when she is betrayed and escapes into a German-occupied village, her past and present come together in a shocking collision that could change everything. <p/>Inspired by incredible true stories of survival against staggering odds, and suffused with the journey-from-the-wilderness elements that made <i>Where the Crawdads Sing</i> a worldwide phenomenon, <i>The Forest of Vanishing Stars</i> is a heart-wrenching and suspenseful novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author whose writing has been hailed as "sweeping and magnificent" (Fiona Davis, <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author), "immersive and evocative" (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>), and "gripping" (<i>Tampa Bay Times</i>).<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"In this always compelling, sometimes harrowing tale, THE FOREST OF VANISHING STARS draws readers into a singular story of survival and bravery. Set against the backdrop of Eastern Europe during World War II, the resourceful Yona, forced to become expert in the ways of the forest when a sage, prescient elderly woman takes Yona from her German family, must decide whether she'll rise up to claim the destiny foretold about her when faced with a band of Jewish refugees hiding in her beloved woods.<b> </b>Inspiring and gripping<b>.</b>"--New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict<br><br>"What a triumph! Not since Alice Hoffman's <i>The Dovekeepers</i>, have I read such a spellbinding and immersive tale of a people's will to survive."--Stephanie Dray, NYT Bestselling author of The Women of Chateau Lafayette<br><br>"Fascinating, meticulously researched, and utterly unique." --Kelly Rimmer, New York Times bestselling author of THE WARSAW ORPHAN<br><br>"A powerful and compelling masterpiece, a significant story for our present time."--Patti Callahan, New York Times bestselling author of Surviving Savannah and Becoming Mrs. Lewis<br><br>"With breathtaking natural descriptions, vivid historical details, and a brave heroine worth cheering for who must fulfill a destiny prophesied since birth, this novel is not to be missed!"--Heather Webb, USA Today bestselling author of The Next Ship Home<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Kristin Harmel is the <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of a dozen novels including <i>The Book of Lost Names</i>, <i>The Winemaker's Wife</i>, <i>The Room on Rue Amélie</i>, and <i>The Sweetness of Forgetting</i>. She is also the cofounder and cohost of the popular web series, <i>Friends and Fiction</i>. She lives in Orlando, Florida.
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