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The Family Koenig is a historical novel about several generations of physicians in a Jewish family during the core years of the 20th century. It is a gripping book that is rich with historical detail that contains love stories, abandonment, wars, murders and suicides; and yet is a meditation on how its physicians find inner strength, become true healers, and find and nurture love.

The Pale of Settlement is a region of Imperial Russia bordering Germany and Austria-Hungary where Jews are forbidden to live or work in the cities unless they have a permit. Such is the plight of Chayim and his brother Asher. Seeking work, they enter the city without a permit and are attacked by two men. Goran Kroshnev, a government official, sees Chayim beat them off and quickly realises that people will pay highly to see a Jew beaten, maybe killed, in a boxing ring, and offers Chayim money to fight. Chayim wins four fights and Asher bets on him, winning a substantial sum of roubles. ...

Inspired by the real-life female snipers and interpreters in the Red Army during World War II, The Night Sparrow is a portrait of friendship, resilience, courage, and sacrifice under extraordinary circumstances.

Sabrina is too busy with grad school and her job as a library page to think about dating. Until her elderly roommate Marcia invites her estranged grandson Adam to move into their two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan temporarily to “find himself.” Sabrina doesn’t mind sharing the small space with Adam if it helps Marcia repair her relationship with her grandson. But she’s not expecting to fall for him herself. Adam is not only gorgeous, he’s kind, funny, shares her love of reading, and clearly adores Marcia.