Kristin Harmel | The Forest of Vanishing Stars
Join us to celebrate the publication of bestselling author Kristin Harmel's latest historical fiction novel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars.
About this event
Read it first and support the Oxford Exchange! Preorder a signed, first edition copy of Forest of Vanishing Stars here.
On Sunday, July 11th, 2021 at 3pm, come to the commerce club on the 2nd floor of the Oxford Exchange to celebrate the publication of The Forest of Vanishing Stars, Kristin Harmel's latest novel.
There will be ample time for signing, questions, and of course, browsing the bookstore. (We'll have Kristin's other books available, as well ;) )
Your $5 ticket guarantees entry for one to the event. The Oxford Exchange will be open throughout the event, but doors to the commerce club will open at 2:45pm.
About the Book
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).
About the Author
Kristin Harmel is the New York Times bestselling author of a dozen novels including The Book of Lost Names, The Winemaker’s Wife, The Room on Rue Amélie, and The Sweetness of Forgetting. She is also the cofounder and cohost of the popular web series, Friends and Fiction. She lives in Orlando, Florida.