Jenna Blum

Is alles geoorloofd in oorlogstijd?Vijftig jaar lang heeft Anna Schlemmer geweigerd te praten over haar leven in Duitsland tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Annas dochter Trudy herinnert zich niet veel: zij was nog maar vier toen zij en haar moeder door een Amerikaanse soldaat werden bevrijd en met hem meegingen naar Minnesota. Maar ze bezit een bewijsstuk uit het verleden: een familieportret waarop zijzelf staat, samen met haar moeder en een nazi-officier.Gedreven door schuldgevoel over wie haar voorouders zouden kunnen zijn, gaat Trudy op onderzoek uit. Ze slaagt erin om eindelijk de dramatische, hartverscheurende waarheid over haar moeders verleden boven tafel te krijgen. Het familieportret is een gepassioneerd maar gedoemd liefdesverhaal en een indringend portret van een moederdochterrelatie, dat de lezer nog lang zal bijblijven.

When I say Jenna Blums upcoming Woodrow on the Bench wrecked me and that Im now sobbing eating all the chocolate, I mean it in the best way possible.Jodi Picoult "Jenna Blums wonderful moving memoir, is a girl and her dog story for the ages!Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the RainThe New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Those Who Save Us pays tribute to her beloved black Lab, Woodrow, in this beautiful memoir that recalls the last six months of his life and the ways in which he taught her to live. For anyone whos ever loved an old dog.Since she adopted him as a puppy fifteen years earlier, Jenna Blum and Woodrow have been inseparable. Known to many as the George Clooney of dogs for his good looks and charm, Woodrow and his Mommoo are fixtures in their Boston neighborhood. But Woodrow is aging. As he begins to fail, the true nature of his extraordinary relationship with Jenna is revealed. Jenna may be the dog parent, but it is Woodrow, with his amazing personality and trusting nature, who has much to teach her. A divorcee who has experienced her share of sadness and loss, Jenna discovers, over the months she spends caring for her ailing dog, what it is to be present in the moment, and what it truly means to love.Aided by an amazing group of friends and buoyed by the support of strangers, Jenna and Woodrow navigate these precious final days together with kindness, humor, and grace. Their unforgettable love story will reaffirm your belief in kindness, break your heart, and leave your spirit soaring.Coping with Pet Loss: A raw, honest, and deeply moving account of the last six months with a beloved companion, navigating the difficult journey of saying goodbye. The Joys of an Aging Dog: Meet Woodrow, the "George Clooney of dogs," whose charm and grace in his final days teach his owner what it truly means to be present and to love without reservation. Community and Kindness: Discover how a Boston neighborhood, from friends to complete strangers, rallies around a woman and her dog, reaffirming the power of compassion in moments of need. A Story of Grief and Healing: More than just a story about a dog, this is a heartfelt exploration of love after loss and the lessons only a once-in-a-lifetime companion can teach. An Uplifting Read: Prepare for a memoir that will break your heart and then put it back together, leaving your spirit soaring and reminding you of the incredible bond we share with our animals.

A dazzling novel of great compassion Laura MoriartyAn extraordinary read, the kind of book that makes you sob and smile Tatiana de RosnayBlum plumbs the depths of loss and love in this exquisite page-turnerPeopleIn 1960s Manhattan, patrons flock to Mashas to savor its brisket Wellington and impeccable service, and to admire its dashing owner and head chef, Peter Rashkin. With his movie-star good looks and tragic past, Peter, a survivor of Auschwitz, is the most eligible bachelor in town. But he has resigned himself to a solitary life. Running Mashas consumes him, as does the terrible guilt of having survived the horrors of a Nazi death camp while his wife, Masha - the restaurants namesake - and two young daughters perished.Then exquisitely beautiful June Bouquet, an up-and-coming model, appears at the restaurant, piercing Peters guard. Though she is twenty years his junior, the two begin a passionate, whirlwind courtship. When June unexpectedly becomes pregnant, Peter proposes, believing that beginning a new family with the woman he loves will allow him to let go of the atrocities of the past, even though he cannot forget all that he has lost. But over the next twenty years, the indelible sadness of those memories will overshadow Peter, his new wife, June, and their daughter, Elsbeth, transforming them in heartbreaking and unexpected ways.The Lost Family is a charming, funny, and elegantly bittersweet study of the repercussions of loss and love that spans a generation, from the 1960s to the 1980s. It is a vivid portrait of marriage, family, and the haunting grief of World War II.

New York Times Bestseller Winner of the Ribalow Prize, awarded by Hadassah MagazineAn estranged mother and daughter reunite to confront their familys role in World War II in this harrowing, unforgettable novel of family secrets, lost love, and inherited shame from New York Times bestselling author Jenna Blum.For fifty years, Anna Schlemmer refused to talk about her life in Germany during World War II. Her daughter, Trudy, was only three when she and her mother were liberated by an American soldier and went to live with him in Minnesota. Trudys sole evidence of the past is an old photograph: a family portrait showing Anna, Trudy, and a Nazi officer, the Obersturmfuhrer of Buchenwald. Driven by the guilt of her heritage, Trudy, now a professor of German history, begins investigating the past and finally unearths the dramatic and heartbreaking truth of her mothers life.Combining a passionate, doomed love story, a vivid evocation of life during the war, and a poignant mother-daughter drama, Jenna Blums Those Who Save Us is a profound and unforgettable work of Holocaust fiction that explores what we endure to survive.

Authors and book tours, stalkers and deadlines, horrid men and ice cold revenge . . . Murder Your Darlings will have you cracking up while youre checking under your bed.Karin Slaughter, New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling authorFor every woman whos ever fallen for a bad man comes a hilarious and eviscerating tale of love, loss, and deadlines from New York Times bestselling author Jenna Blum.Known for such brilliant historical novels as Those Who Save Us and The Lost Family, A Mighty Blaze co-founder and New York Times bestselling author Jenna Blum now offers a contemporary, suspenseful novel about love, loss, and revenge in the world of books.Simone Sam Vetiver is a mid-career novelist finishing a lukewarm publicity tour while facing a deadline for a new book on which shes totally blocked. Recently divorced, Sam is worrying where her life is going when she receives glowing fan mail from stratospherically successful author William Corwyn, renowned for his female-centric novels. When William and Sam meet and his literary sympathy is as intense as their chemistry, both writers think theyve found The One.But as in their own novels, things between Sam and William are not what they seem. William has multiple stalkers, including a scarily persistent one named The Rabbit. He lives on a remote Maine island, where his writer life resembles The Shining. And when writers turn up dead, including from The Darlings support group William runs, Sam has to ask: Is it The RabbitWilliams #1 Stalker? Another woman scorned? Can William be everything he seems?Narrated by Sam, William, and The Rabbit, Murder Your Darlings is a wickedly witty look at todays literary landscape and down-the-rabbit-hole tale of how far people will go for love.

Twins are forced to confront a violent secret from their past in Jenna Blums first novel since her runaway bestseller, Those Who Save UsHow far would you go to protect a sibling-and at what cost to yourself? In Those Who Save Us, Jenna Blum proved herself a master storyteller with brilliant insight into the spectrum of human emotion. Now, Blum turns her sights to the most intimate and mysterious of family relationships-that between twins-in her powerful and provocative second novel. As a teenager, Karena Jorge had always been the one to look out for her twin brother Charles, who suffers from bipolar disorder. But as Charles begins to refuse medication and his manic tendencies worsen, Karena finds herself caught between her loyalty to her brother and her fear for his life. Always obsessed with the weather-enraptured by its magical unpredictability that seemed to mirror his own impulsesCharles starts chasing storms, and his behavior grows increasingly erratic . . . until a terrifying storm chase with Karena ends with deadly consequences, tearing the twins apart and changing both of their lives forever. Two decades later, Karena gets a call from a psychiatric ward in Wichita, Kansas, to come pick up her brother, whom she hasnt seen or spoken to for twenty years. She soon discovers that Charles has lied to the doctors, taken medication that could make him dangerously manic, and disappeared again. Having exhausted every resource to try and track him down, Karena realizes she has only one last chance of finding him: the storms. Wherever the tornadoes are, thats where hell be. Karena joins a team of professional stormchasers-passionate adventurers who will transform her life and give her a chance at love and redemptionand embarks on an odyssey to find her brother before he reveals the violent secret from their past and does more damage to himself . . . or to someone else.Watch a Video

Durante cincuenta años, Anna Schlemmer ha rehusado hablar de su vida en Alemania durante la segunda guerra mundial. Su hija, Trudy, tenía sólo tres años cuando fueron liberadas por el ejército americano y fueron a vivir a Minnesota. El único recuerdo que tiene Trudy de ese pasado es una vieja fotografía que muestra a Anna, a Trudy y a un ofi cial nazi. Acosada por los fantasmas de ese pasado, y con cierto sentimiento de culpabilidad, Trudy empieza a investigar hasta descubrir la dramática y desgarradora verdad de la vida de su madre. Una apasionada y funesta historia de amor, una vívida evocación de la vida en tiempos de guerra y una conmovedora relación entre madre e hija, pero también una profunda y sincera exploración sobre la supervivencia y el legado de la culpa.