The World That We Knew: A Novel

ISBN: 1501137573

Author: Hoffman, Alice

Condition: New

This instant New York Times bestseller and longlist recipient for the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medal takes place in 1941, during humanitys darkest hour, and follows three unforgettable young women who must act with courage and love to survive.[A] hymn to the power of resistance, perseverance, and enduring love in dark timesgravely beautifulHoffman the storyteller continues to dazzle. -THE NEW YORK TIMESOh, what a book this is! Hoffmans exploration of the world of good and evil, and the constant contest between them, is unflinching; and the humanity she brings to us-it is a glorious experience. -ELIZABETH STROUT, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive KitteridgeAlice Hoffmans new novel will break your heart, and then stitch it back together piece by piece. Its my new favorite Hoffman book. -JODI PICOULT, New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and A Spark of LightIn Berlin, at the time when the world changed, Hanni Kohn knows she must send her twelve-year-old daughter away to save her from the Nazi regime. She finds her way to a renowned rabbi, but its his daughter, Ettie, who offers hope of salvation when she creates a mystical Jewish creature, a rare and unusual golem, who is sworn to protect Lea. Once Ava is brought to life, she and Lea and Ettie become eternally entwined, their paths fated to cross, their fortunes linked.Lea and Ava travel from Paris, where Lea meets her soulmate, to a convent in western France known for its silver roses; from a school in a mountaintop village where three thousand Jews were saved. Meanwhile, Ettie is in hiding, waiting to become the fighter shes destined to be.What does it mean to lose your mother? How much can one person sacrifice for love? In a world where evil can be found at every turn, we meet remarkable characters that take us on a stunning journey of loss and resistance, the fantastical and the mortal, in a place where all roads lead past the Angel of Death and love is never ending.