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The Last Year of the War - Paperback By Meissner, Susan - GOOD
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- ISBN
- 0451492161
- Book Title
- Last Year of the War
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Contemporary Women, Literary
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 12.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 416 Pages
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From the acclaimed author of Secrets of a Charmed Life and As Bright as Heaven comes a novel about a German American teenager whose life changes forever when her immigrant family is sent to an internment camp during World War II. In 1943, Elise Sontag is a typical American teenager from Iowa--aware of the war but distanced from its reach. Then her father, a legal U.S. resident for nearly two decades, is suddenly arrested on suspicion of being a Nazi sympathizer. The family is sent to an internment camp in Texas, where, behind the armed guards and barbed wire, Elise feels stripped of everything beloved and familiar, including her own identity. The only thing that makes the camp bearable is meeting fellow internee Mariko Inoue, a Japanese-American teen from Los Angeles, whose friendship empowers Elise to believe the life she knew before the war will again be hers. Together in the desert wilderness, Elise and Mariko hold tight the dream of being young American women with a future beyond the fences. But when the Sontag family is exchanged for American prisoners behind enemy lines in Germany, Elise will face head-on the person the war desires to make of her. In that devastating crucible she must discover if she has the will to rise above prejudice and hatred and re-claim her own destiny, or disappear into the image others have cast upon her. The Last Year of the War tells a little-known story of World War II with great resonance for our own times and challenges the very notion of who we are when who we've always been is called into question.
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Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0451492161
ISBN-13
9780451492166
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Book Title
Last Year of the War
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Contemporary Women, Literary
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
416 Pages
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Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
12.8 Oz
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Praise for The Last Year of the War "Meissner has created a quietly devastating story that shows how fear and hatred during World War II changed (and even ended) the lives of many innocent Americans." -- Kirkus Reviews "A heartbreaking, thought-provoking work of historical women's fiction." -- Booklist "Powerful and at times chillingly contemporary, and it reminds us why we read historical fiction in the first place." --Michelle Gable, New York Times bestselling author of A Paris Apartment "A beautifully poignant tale, The Last Year of the War explores the complexities of love, friendship, and the fleeting truths of identity. With vividly drawn characters and ever-elegant prose, Meissner highlights a dark, often-overlooked piece of American history. This timely novel will stay with the reader long after its thoughtful, heartwarming conclusion." --Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday "Highlighting a little-known story of World War II with heart-wrenching detail, this beautifully written novel will make you think about what it means to be American, as well as what--and who--determines our identity." -- BookBub "Vivid historical detail and elegant prose bolster this rewarding story of profound friendship, family, fear, and the pain that arose for American-born children of immigrant parents." -- Publishers Weekly "There's no shortage of books about World War II and internment camps coming out right now, given events in the news over the last year. Meissner's latest novel presents a more interesting, untold account than others." -- Real Simple "Gorgeously structured...this beautifully written fictional memoir, as cinematic as a real photo album, takes us to a time we could not know. It shows us the depth of friendship, the moments of courage, impossible love, crucial decisions, and the heartbreaking devastation that happens to the innocent collateral damage of a world war." -- BookTrib "...an unpredictable, can't-put-down novel." --Historical Novel Society, Praise for The Last Year of the War "Meissner has created a quietly devastating story that shows how fear and hatred during World War II changed (and even ended) the lives of many innocent Americans."-- Kirkus Reviews "A heartbreaking, thought-provoking work of historical women's fiction."-- Booklist "Powerful and at times chillingly contemporary, and it reminds us why we read historical fiction in the first place."--Michelle Gable, New York Times bestselling author of A Paris Apartment "A beautifully poignant tale, The Last Year of the War explores the complexities of love, friendship, and the fleeting truths of identity. With vividly drawn characters and ever-elegant prose, Meissner highlights a dark, often-overlooked piece of American history. This timely novel will stay with the reader long after its thoughtful, heartwarming conclusion."--Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday "Highlighting a little-known story of World War II with heart-wrenching detail, this beautifully written novel will make you think about what it means to be American, as well as what--and who--determines our identity."-- BookBub "Vivid historical detail and elegant prose bolster this rewarding story of profound friendship, family, fear, and the pain that arose for American-born children of immigrant parents."-- Publishers Weekly "There's no shortage of books about World War II and internment camps coming out right now, given events in the news over the last year. Meissner's latest novel presents a more interesting, untold account than others."-- Real Simple "Gorgeously structured...this beautifully written fictional memoir, as cinematic as a real photo album, takes us to a time we could not know. It shows us the depth of friendship, the moments of courage, impossible love, crucial decisions, and the heartbreaking devastation that happens to the innocent collateral damage of a world war."-- BookTrib "...an unpredictable, can't-put-down novel." --Historical Novel Society
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