The Book of Lost Names [B0993]

2021 PB in Gift-Worthy condition. Inspired by an astonishing true story from World War II, a young woman with a talent for forgery helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis in this "sweeping and magnificent" (Fiona Davis) historical novel from the #1 international bestselling author of The Winemaker's Wife. Eva Traube Abrams, a semi-retired librarian in Florida, is shelving books when her eyes lock on a photograph in the New York Times. She freezes; it's an image of a book she hasn't seen in more than sixty years-a book she recognizes as The Book of Lost Names. The accompanying article discusses the looting of libraries by the Nazis across Europe during World War II-an experience Eva remembers well-and the search to reunite people with the texts taken from them so long ago. The book in the photograph, an eighteenth-century religious text thought to have been taken from France in the waning days of the war, is one of the most fascinating cases. Now housed in a Berlin library, it appears to contain some sort of code, but researchers don't know where it came from-or what the code means. Only Eva holds the answer, but does she have the strength to revisit old memories? An engaging and evocative novel reminiscent of The Lost Girls of Paris and The Alice Network, The Book of Lost Names is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of bravery and love in the face of evil.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Wow. Simply written, beautifully-constructed plot, gut-twisting twists, and a satisfying ending. Untold heroism that is done purely because it's the right thing to do, not for the glitz and glamour of self-promotion, is what made this book a quick page-turner for me. That is such an underrated theme in books, even more in life. The love story that is intertwined into that larger picture was the cherry on top. I plan to read this again!"; "Historical fiction is not my preferred genre, but I enjoyed this book so much. I loved Eva and adored her story throughout this book - a rollercoaster of emotions but in the best way! I have nothing but good things to say. 5 full stars for me."