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A Novel Book Club invites you to a meeting on Wednesday, November 20 at 7PM to discuss The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel. All are welcome, whether you've ever attended a meeting or not. No registration required!Use coupon code BOOKCLUB10 to get your 10% book club discount when purchasing online here --> https://www.novelmemphis.com/book/9781982158941!
In store book club book purchases will also receive a 10% discount.
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The New York Times bestselling author of the “heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism” (People) The Book of Lost Names 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.
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.
Inspired by incredible true stories of survival against staggering odds, and suffused with the journey-from-the-wilderness elements that made Where the Crawdads Sing a worldwide phenomenon, The Forest of Vanishing Stars is a heart-wrenching and suspenseful novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author whose writing has been hailed as “sweeping and magnificent” (Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author), “immersive and evocative” (Publishers Weekly), and “gripping” (Tampa Bay Times).
About the Author
Kristin Harmel is the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels including The Forest of Vanishing Stars, The Book of Lost Names, The Room on Rue Amélie, and The Sweetness of Forgetting. She is published in more than thirty languages and is the cofounder and cohost of the popular web series, Friends & Fiction. She lives in Orlando, Florida.
Praise For…
"Fascinating, meticulously researched, and utterly unique."
— Kelly Rimmer, New York Times bestselling author of THE WARSAW ORPHAN
"Kristin Harmel is a master at spectacularly immersive historical fiction. With stunning lines you will want to savor and share, The Forest of Vanishing Stars is a powerful and compelling masterpiece, a significant story for our present time."
— Patti Callahan, NYT Bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis and Surviving Savannah
"Inspiring and gripping."
— New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict
"What a triumph! Not since Alice Hoffman's The Dovekeepers, 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
"Unforgettable characters, nail-biting drama and deep emotion that endures long after the final words are forgotten....The Forest of Vanishing Stars is a story that will touch, educate, transform and uplift."
— Santa Montefiore
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
387 Perkins Ext, Memphis, TN, United States, Tennessee 38117
