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“A fascinating, heartrending page-turner that, like the real-life forgers who inspired the novel, should never be forgotten. A riveting, historical tale that I devoured in a single sitting.” – New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris on The Book of Lost Names
“Not since (Kristin Hannah's) The Nightingale have I finished a book and been so choked with emotion... Sweeping and magnificent.” – New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis on The Book of Lost Names
“Harmel’s engrossing latest reminds us that love, like resistance, begins with courage.” – PEOPLE magazine on The Room on Rue Amélie
“This thoughtful work will touch readers with its testament to the endurance of hope."-- Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Book of Lost Names
“Kristin Harmel’s deeply affecting tale of survival and love begs the questions of the true definition of family, and also who we become as people in the face of danger.” – USA Today bestselling author Heather Webb on The Forest of Vanishing Stars
“Kristin Harmel is a master at spectacularly immersive historical fiction.” – New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan
“This thoughtful work will touch readers with it testament to the endurance of hope.” – Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Book of Lost Names
“Harmel’s engrossing latest reminds us that love, like resistance, begins with courage.” – People magazine on The Room on Rue Amélie
"Not since (Kristin Hannah's) The Nightingale have I finished a book and been so choked with emotion... Sweeping and magnificent." — Fiona Davis, national bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue on The Book of Lost Names.
“A fascinating, heartrending page-turner that, like the real-life forgers who inspired the novel, should never be forgotten. A riveting, historical tale that I devoured in a single sitting." – Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday
“With stunning lines you will want to savor and share, The Forest of Vanishing Stars is a powerful and compelling masterpiece, a significant story for our present time.”—New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan
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.
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).
COMING JULY 6, 2021
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“A heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism centered on a female forger who risks everything to help Jewish children escape Nazi-occupied France.” — PEOPLE magazine (A PEOPLE “Best Books of Summer” pick)
Inspired by an inspiring true story from World War II, a young woman with a talent for forgery helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis in this unforgettable historical novel from the international bestselling author of THE WINEMAKER’S WIFE and THE ROOM ON RUE AMELIE.
IN STORES NOW!
“Love and betrayal, forgiveness and redemption combine in a heady tale of the ever-present past…fantastic!” —Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris
The author of the “engrossing” (PEOPLE) international bestseller The Room on Rue Amélie returns with a moving story set amid the champagne vineyards of northern France during the darkest days of World War II, perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale.
The #1 bestseller, new in paperback!
Other Books
“With exceptional skill, Kristin Harmel constructs THE WINEMAKER’S WIFE between the past and the present, giving equal weight and importance to both, all the while weaving a tale full of secrets and betrayals that puts to the test mankind’s strength, fragility and vileness. Once you start reading this moving novel, you will not be able to put it down until you reach the last.” —Armando Lucas Correa, bestselling author of The German Girl