Name: The Forest of Vanishing Stars
Rating: 4.333333333333333 (12 reviews)
ISBN: 9781797123820

Kristin Harmel

Madeleine Maby

A Novel

The Forest of Vanishing Stars

Indie Next List pick for July 2021 * 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).

Melissa Palmer

This book could be brutal to read at times but was extremely well written. Well researched and based on true events, it tells of a group of Jews from Poland who hides in the forest to escape being killed by the Nazis. I love the writing of this author and I recommend this one.

I loved it!!! Some of my favorite historical fiction books are set during the world war 2 era. Kristin harmel is a fantastic writer. I love Yona the main character and was very happy with the ending of the book!! 

The Forest of Vanishing Stars A Novel

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