Title/Author: Things in Jars by Jess Kidd Publisher: Atria Books Pages: 381 In a nutshell (Publisher): Bridie Devine—female detective extraordinaire—is confronted with the most baffling puzzle yet: the kidnapping of Christabel Berwick, secret daughter of Sir Edmund Athelstan Berwick, and a peculiar child whose reputed supernatural powers have captured the unwanted attention of collectors trading…
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Jee reviews ‘The World That We Knew’ by Alice Hoffman @ahoffmanwriter @SimonSchuster #magicalrealism #holocaust #WW2 #adultfairytale
Title/Author: The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman Publisher: Simon & Schuster In a nutshell: 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,…
