The Forest of Vanishing Stars: A Novel
(Libby/OverDrive eAudiobook)
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Simon & Schuster Audio , 2021.
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Parade “Best Books of Summer” pick * Real Simple summer reading pick * SheReads “Best WWII Fiction of Summer 2021” pick The New York Times bestselling author of the “heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism” (People) The Book of Lost Names returns with an evocative coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis—until a secret from her past threatens everything.After being stolen from her wealthy German parents and raised in the unforgiving wilderness of eastern Europe, a young woman finds herself alone in 1941 after her kidnapper dies. Her solitary existence is interrupted, however, when she happens upon a group of Jews fleeing the Nazi terror. Stunned to learn what’s happening in the outside world, she vows to teach the group all she can about surviving in the forest—and in turn, they teach her some surprising lessons about opening her heart after years of isolation. But when she is betrayed and escapes into a German-occupied village, her past and present come together in a shocking collision that could change everything. Inspired by incredible true stories of survival against staggering odds, and suffused with the journey-from-the-wilderness elements that made Where the Crawdads Sing a worldwide phenomenon, The Forest of Vanishing Stars is a heart-wrenching and suspenseful novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author whose writing has been hailed as “sweeping and magnificent” (Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author), “immersive and evocative” (Publishers Weekly), and “gripping” (Tampa Bay Times).
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eAudiobook
Edition
Unabridged
Street Date
07/06/2021
Language
English
ISBN
9781797123318
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Harmel, K., & Maby, M. (2021). The Forest of Vanishing Stars: A Novel (Unabridged). Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harmel, Kristin and Madeleine Maby. 2021. The Forest of Vanishing Stars: A Novel. Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harmel, Kristin and Madeleine Maby. The Forest of Vanishing Stars: A Novel Simon & Schuster Audio, 2021.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Harmel, K. and Maby, M. (2021). The forest of vanishing stars: a novel. Unabridged Simon & Schuster Audio.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Harmel, Kristin, and Madeleine Maby. The Forest of Vanishing Stars: A Novel Unabridged, Simon & Schuster Audio, 2021.
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