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The Lost Wife (Paperback)

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    A rapturous new novel of first love in a time of war-from the celebrated author of The Last Van Gogh.

    In pre-war Prague, the dreams of two young lovers are shattered when they are separated by the Nazi invasion. Then, decades l......more

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A rapturous new novel of first love in a time of war-from the celebrated author of The Last Van Gogh.

In pre-war Prague, the dreams of two young lovers are shattered when they are separated by the Nazi invasion. Then, decades later, thousands of miles away in New York, there`s an inescapable glance of recognition between two strangers. Providence is giving Lenka and Josef one more chance. From the glamorous ease of life in Prague before the Occupation, to the horrors of Nazi Europe, The Lost Wife explores the power of first love, the resilience of the human spirit- and the strength of memory.

Author:
Richman, Alyson
ISBN:
9780425244135
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
344
Publish Date:
09/06/2011
Publisher:
Berkley Pub. Group
Language:
English

Portions copyright 2005 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.

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  • Star-crossed lovers are separated during WWII in Richman's heart-wrenching fourth novel. Josef and Lenka meet as students in Prague in 1936 and fall instantly in love. Three years later, with Nazis crossing the border, they rush to marry, but circumstances then force them apart. Lenka remains in Europe, and Josef flees to America. For 61 years, each believes the other dead until they meet by chance at the wedding of their grandchildren, leading them to reflect on the past and the separate lives they've led: Josef ended up in New York," becoming a successful obstetrician because he was """"tired of being haunted by death."""" Lenka wasn't so lucky. She's sent to a work camp"," where her artistic talents connect her to """"an underground network of painters illustrating the atrocities"""" of the Jewish ghettos. And then she's sent to", and survives, Auschwitz. Richman (The Last Van Gogh) once again finds inspiration in art, adding evocative details to a swiftly moving and emotionally charged plot. Richman's incremental descent into the horrors of the Holocaust lends enormous power to Lenka's experience and makes her reunion with Josef all the more poignant. Though the framing device of the decades-long separation can be cloying, this is a genuinely moving portrait. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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