The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman

Description

Bibliographic Details

• Author: Alice Hoffman
• Title: The World That We Knew
• Publisher: ‎ Simon & Schuster; First Simon & Schuster Hardcover Edition (September 24, 2019)
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Hardcover w/Deckle Edge – 372 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 1501137573
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1501137570
• Item Weight: ‎ 1.3 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 6.5 x 1.2 x 9.5 inches
• Book Condition: Used – Very Good (Former library book; may include the markings and stickers associated from the library.)
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (Mylar Library Dust Jacket)
• Edition: First Simon & Schuster Hardcover Edition

Synopsis:

“Oh, what a book this is! Hoffman’s 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 Kitteridge

“Alice Hoffman’s new novel will break your heart, and then stitch it back together piece by piece. It’s my new favorite Hoffman book.” —JODI PICOULT, New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and A Spark of Light

In 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 it’s 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 she’s 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.

About the Author:

Alice Hoffman is the author of thirty works of fiction, including Practical Magic, The Dovekeepers, Magic Lessons, and, most recently, The Book of Magic. She lives in Boston. Her newest novel, The Invisible Hour, was published in August 2023.

Visit her website: www.alicehoffman.com