The Fortunate Ones: A Novel Paperback - 2017
by Umansky, Ellen
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Details
- Title The Fortunate Ones: A Novel
- Author Umansky, Ellen
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition UsedVeryGood
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher William Morrow & Company
- Date 2017-11-21
- Bookseller's Inventory # 531ZZZ00OWL5_ns
- ISBN 9780062382498 / 0062382497
- Weight 0.57 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.9 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 2.29 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
- Religious Orientation: Jewish
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Female friendship
- Dewey Decimal Code 813.6
From the rear cover
Vienna, 1939: As the specter of war darkens Europe, Rose Zimmer's parents are desperate. Unable to get out of Austria, they manage to send their young daughter on a Kindertransport to live with strangers in England.
Los Angeles, present day: Lizzie Goldstein returns home for her father's funeral, grief-stricken and shouldering a sense of guilt she cannot displace.
When Lizzie and Rose meet, they discover that the same Chaim Soutine painting has been stolen from them both--and has never been recovered. As the two women share their stories, and the sense of loss the painting sparks in them, they begin to forge a friendship that will release both from the long-held burdens they carry. Spanning decades and unfolding in crystalline, atmospheric prose, The Fortunate Ones is a haunting story of longing, devastation, and forgiveness, and a deep examination of the bonds and desires that map our private histories.