The Daughter's Tale
From the internationally bestselling author of The German Girl,
an unforgettable family saga exploring a hidden piece of World War II
history and the lengths a mother will go to protect her children—perfect
for fans of Lilac Girls, We Were the Lucky Ones, and The Alice Network.
Berlin,
1939. Bookseller Amanda Sternberg and her husband, Julius, dreamed of
blissful summers spent by the lake at Wannsee and unlimited
opportunities for their children. But that all falls apart when the
family bookshop is destroyed and Julius is sent to a concentration camp.
Now, desperate to flee Nazi Germany and preserve what’s left of her
family, Amanda heads toward the south of France with her two young
daughters—only to arrive with one. In Haute-Vienne, their freedom is
short-lived, and soon she and her eldest daughter are forced into a
labor camp, where Amanda must once again make an impossible sacrifice.
New
York City, 2015. Eighty-year-old Elise Duval receives a call from a
woman bearing messages from a time and country that she forced herself
to forget. A French Catholic who arrived in New York after World War II,
Elise is shocked to discover that the letters were from her mother,
written in German during the war. Despite Elise’s best efforts to stave
off her past, seven decades of secrets begin to unravel.
Based on true events, The Daughter’s Tale chronicles
one of the most harrowing atrocities perpetrated by the Nazis during
World War II. Heartbreaking and immersive, it is a beautifully crafted
family saga of love, survival, and redemption.
Reviews
“A deftly woven novel of women who find the courage to
make impossible choices in a terrible time, of sisters split apart by
the cruelties of war, of identities lost and found, of families formed
and shattered. Through the stories of unique and sympathetic characters,
Correa explores the tension between focusing on the present in order to
move forward—and the heartbreaking consequences of forgetting who we
are. The Daughter’s Tale continues to live on in my imagination long after I reached its redemptive closing scene.” —Kim Van Alkemade, New York Times bestselling author of Bachelor Girl and Orphan #8
"Quite simply, I devoured this book! The Daughter's Tale is
immersive, both heartbreaking and redemptive, steeped in harrowing
historical events and heroic acts of compassion that will have you
reflecting on the best and worst the human heart has to offer. Fans of
WW II history and book clubs will find depth and skillful storytelling
here, but on a deeper level, searing questions about life, love, and the
choices we make in the most impossible of circumstances." —Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours
“A
beautifully rendered tale about sacrifice and resilience, and of a
mother’s relentless will to save her daughters in the face of
annihilation. Set against one of the most harrowing events committed by
the Nazis on a civilian population, this novel is heart-wrenching as it
is luminous, proving that familial bonds cannot be shattered by
brutality or weakened by distance and time—and that it is in our darkest
moments that we find our true strength. Correa’s masterful prose sank
deeply into my heart.” —Roxanne Veletzos, bestselling author of The Girl They Left Behind
“Sweeping and searing, The Daughter’s Tale
doesn’t shy away from tragedy, but author Armando Lucas Correa’s
memorable latest reminds us that it is in the darkest gardens that the
brightest seeds of hope are sown.” —Kristin Harmel, international bestselling author of The Room on Rue Amélie
“The Daughter’s
Tale is immersive, both heartbreaking and redemptive, steeped in
harrowing historical events and heroic acts of compassion that will have
you reflecting on the best and worst the human heart has to offer. Fans
of WWII history and book clubs will find depth and skillful
storytelling here, but on a deeper level, searing questions about life,
love, and the choices we make in the most impossible of circumstances.”
—Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours
Armando Lucas Correa
Armando Lucas Correa is a Cuban writer. He lives in Manhattan with his partner and their three children.
Correa
is the recipient of various outstanding achievement awards from the
National Association of Hispanic Publications and the Society of
Professional Journalism.
His book En busca de Emma (In Search of
Emma: Two Fathers, One Daughter and the Dream of a Family) was published
by Rayo, Harper Collins in 2007 and for Aguilar, Santillana (Mexico) in
2009.
His first novel The German Girl/La niña alemana was
published in October, 2016, in English and Spanish by Atria Books, a
division of Simon and Schuster. The German Girl is an international
bestseller and It has been translated to 14 languages and it is in more
than 20 countries.
His second novel The Daughter's Tale/La hija Olvidada will be published in May 7th, 2019.
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