The Houseguest

by Kim Brooks

Book Overview

An "evocative" historical novel set on the eve of America's involvement in World War II that follows a Russian immigrant family who agree to take in a dazzling Jewish actress to save her from the atrocities raging through Europe (The New York Times).

It is the summer of 1941 and Abe Auer, a Russian immigrant and small-town junkyard owner, has become disenchanted with his life. So when his friend Max Hoffman, a local rabbi with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1619026058
• ISBN13: 9781619026056
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"