{"product_id":"even-in-darkness-a-novel-9781631529566","title":"Even in Darkness: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Winner of two INDIEFAB prizes: Gold for Literary Fiction and Bronze for Historical Fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eReaders’ Favorite Gold medal for Literary fiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    Spanning a century and three continents, \u003ci\u003eEven in Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Kläre Kohler, whose early years as a beloved daughter of a prosperous German-Jewish family hardly anticipate the harrowing life she faces as an adult- a saga of family, lovers, two world wars, a concentration camp, and sacrifice.  Based on a true story, Even in Darkness highlights Klare’s reinvention as she faces the destruction of life as she knew it, and traces her path to survival, wisdom, and unexpected love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIPPY (Independent Publishers Book Awards): Gold Medal for European Fiction\u003cbr\u003e  International Book Awards: Historical Fiction Finalist\u003cbr\u003e  Winner of the Sarton Women's Literary Award for Historical Fiction\u003cbr\u003e  2017 Reader's Favorite Gold Book Award in Literary Fiction\u003cbr\u003e  Book Riot's 2016 100 Must-Reads in Jewish Fiction\u003cbr\u003e  Shelf Unbound's Top 100 Notable Indies\u003cbr\u003e  Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award finalist in Historical Fiction and Literary Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    “Barbara Stark-Nemon’s writing is so compelling that she makes decades of the mid-20th century feel like today. I can hardly wait to share this exciting novel with my bookstore customers.”\u003cbr\u003e  —Pamela Grath, owner of Dog Ear Books, Northport, MI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “You will be enriched and inspired by Barbara Stark-Nemon’s \u003ci\u003eEven in Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, a beautifully crafted, compelling novel based on events in the life of the author’s own family, in which love triumphs over unspeakable horror. The author paints a vivid picture of her upper-middle-class German-Jewish characters and weaves their inner thoughts and feelings into the shocking reality of the historical events of the day. I recommend this book to readers of history and to all those moved by the strength and courage of the human spirit.”\u003cbr\u003e  —Margaret Fuchs Singer, author of\u003ci\u003e Legacy of a False Promise: A Daughter’s Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “Even in darkness there can be renewal, trust, love. This is the message of Barbara Stark-Nemon's unforgettable book, \u003ci\u003eEven in Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e. She brings the past century alive through recreating the story of her German-Jewish family, with all of its hopes and fears, losses and survivals—and, above all, the continuity of connections and of values, transcending religion, language, and country. The story is a remarkable and honest portrayal of unexpected paths, told with moving depth and literary skill.”\u003cbr\u003e  —Dan Isaac Slobin, PhD,  Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “Barbara Stark-Nemon's Even In Darkness makes personal the German Jewish experience of the twentieth century. Stark-Nemon offers an important corrective to more standard Jewish narratives, painting a picture of complex German Jews who navigated their way through prejudice and privilege and struggled to find a place for themselves in the various Germanys of the last century.  Crossing religious and geographic boundaries, this is a story about family, commitment, loss and love, sacrifice and survival. Ultimately, we learn how humanity triumphs even in darkness.”\u003cbr\u003e  —David J Fine, PhD, author of \u003ci\u003eJewish Integration in the German Army in the First World War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “This is a Holocaust story certain to move readers not only because of the quiet heroism of its characters, but because it rings with truth. Even in Darkness is a stunning historical endeavor.”\u003cbr\u003e  —Michelle Anne Schingler, Foreword Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “This beautifully written story gives the reader insight into a woman who followed an unusual path, and a different angle on post-World War II life.”\u003cbr\u003e  —Miriam Bradman Abrahams, Jewish Book Council\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “. . . smoothly professional and very involving reading. Strongly recommended.”\u003cbr\u003e  —Historical Novel Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “Throughout the book [Stark-Nemon] demonstrates the beauty and the treasure inherent in good storytelling, both by the stories told by characters in the book and by her own skill at weaving events into a coherent storyline that honors love in all its forms . . . and respects courage in the many manifestations called forth by the Holocaust.”\u003cbr\u003e  —Barbara Payne, \u003ci\u003eChicago Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53188938662231,"sku":"9781631529566","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/even-in-darkness-a-novel-9781631529566","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}