Eli's promise / Ronald H. Balson.
Record details
- ISBN: 1250271460
- ISBN: 9781250271464
- ISBN: 9781250271464 : HRD
- ISBN: 1250271460 : HRD
- ISBN: 9781250271464
- ISBN: 1250271460
- Physical Description: pages cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2020.
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | "A "fixer" in a Polish town during World War II, his betrayal of a Jewish family, and a search for justice 25 years later-by the winner of the National Jewish Book Award. Eli's Promise is a masterful work of historical fiction spanning three eras-Nazi-occupied Poland, the American Zone of post-war Germany, and Chicago at the height of the Vietnam War. Award-winning author Ronald H. Balson explores the human cost of war, the mixed blessings of survival, and the enduring strength of family bonds. 1939: Eli Rosen lives with his wife Esther and their young son in the Polish town of Lublin, where his family owns a construction company. As a consequence of the Nazi occupation, Eli's company is Aryanized, appropriated and transferred to Maximilian Poleski-an unprincipled profiteer who peddles favors to Lublin's subjugated residents. An uneasy alliance is formed; Poleski will keep the Rosen family safe if Eli will manage the business. Will Poleski honor his promise or will their relationship end in betrayal and tragedy? 1946: Eli resides with his son in a displaced persons camp in Allied-occupied Germany hoping for a visa to America. His wife has been missing since the war. One man is sneaking around the camps selling illegal visas; might he know what has happened to her? 1965: Eli rents a room in Albany Park, Chicago. He is on a mission. With patience, cunning, and relentless focus, he navigates unfamiliar streets and dangerous political backrooms, searching for the truth. Powerful and emotional, Ronald H. Balson's Eli's Promise is a rich, rewarding novel of World War II and a husband's quest for justice"-- Provided by publisher. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Holocaust survivors > Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > Fiction. Poland > History > Occupation, 1939-1945 > Fiction. |
Genre: | Jewish fiction. Historical fiction. |
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- 15 of 15 copies available at Bibliomation.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Derby Public Library. (Show)
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Derby Public Library | FIC BAL (Text) | 34047150109305 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Beacon Falls Public Library | FIC BAL (Text) | 33120143478193 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Brookfield Library | F/BALSON (Text) | 34029146691075 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
C.H. Booth Library - Newtown | FIC BAL (Text) | 34014147256607 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Edith Wheeler Memorial Library - Monroe | MNR/PBK B (Text) | 34026150715576 | Adult Paperback | Available | - |
Killingworth Library Association | FIC BAL (Text) | 33420147406392 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Milford Public Library | BALSON Ronald (Text) | 34013148277430 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
New Milford Public Library | F BALSO (Text) | 34021137993966 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Ridgefield Library | F BALSON (Text) | 34010149297904 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Seymour Public Library | F BALSON (Text) | 34043148333552 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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