Wunderland: A Novel

Wunderland: A Novel

USA TODAYÂ BESTSELLER â€¢Â â€œSearing . . . a heartbreaking page-turner.â€â€”People (Book of the Week)

An intimate portrait of a friendship severed by history, and a sweeping saga of wartime, motherhood, and legacy by an award-winning novelist

East Village, 1989
Things had never been easy between Ava Fisher and her estranged mother Ilse. Too many questions hovered between them: Who was Ava's father? Where had Ilse been during the war? Why had she left her only child in a German orphanage during the warâ€™s final months? But now Ilseâ€™s ashes have arrived from Germany, and with them, a trove of unsent letters addressed to someone else unknown to Ava: Renate Bauer, a childhood friend. As her motherâ€™s letters unfurl a dark past, Ava spirals deep into the shocking history of a woman she never truly knew.

Berlin, 1933
As the Nazi party tightens its grip on the city, Ilse and Renate find their friendship under siegeâ€”and Ilseâ€™s increasing involvement in the Hitler Youth movement leaves them on opposing sides of the gathering storm. Then the Nuremburg Laws force Renate to confront a long-buried past, and a catastrophic betrayal is set in motion. . . .Â

An unflinching exploration of Nazi Germany and its legacy, Wunderland is at once a powerful portrait of an unspeakable crime history and a page-turning contemplation of womanhood, wartime, and just how far we might go in order to belong.

Praise for Wunderland

â€œEngrossing . . . Epstein reveals the devastating choices these women make.â€â€”Real Simple

â€œWunderlandÂ is both an engrossing family drama and a foray into a dark period of history . . . a wholly original angle to the WWII novel. Youâ€™ll read it in one shivered sitting.â€â€”Refinery29

â€œA vividly written and stark chronicle of Nazism and its legacies.â€â€”Kirkus ReviewsÂ (starred review)

â€œA wealth of history turnsÂ WunderlandÂ into a novel thatâ€™s both beautiful and devastating. . . . Epstein taps into the 1930s prewar era, laying out an unsparing narrative that details tragic events and horrifying legacies . . . opening a new door that may lead to redemption and joy for future generations.â€â€”BookPageÂ (starred review)

â€œ[A] heartbreaking historical tour de force . . . Manâ€™s inhumanity to manâ€”and the redemptive power of forgivenessâ€”is on stark and effective display in Epsteinâ€™s gripping novel, a devastating tale bound for bestseller lists.â€â€”Publishers WeeklyÂ (starred review)
Country USA
Brand CROWN
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2019-04-23
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780525576907

Country	USA
Brand	CROWN
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2019-04-23
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780525576907

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