Set in the honky-tonk milieu of 1930s Atlantic City, New Jersey’s summer playground, the story begins with the shocking and unexplained drowning of Florence Adler.
Critics acclaim Cynthia Ozick as one of the finest American writers alive today, and the Jewish community can rightly claim her as its own literary laureate.
Hadassah Magazine speaks with Cynthia Ozick about her new novella, writing during a pandemic and where she looks for literary inspiration during these difficult times.
Use our prompts to guide your book club in meaningful discussions about 'The Book of Lost Names,' Kristin Harmel's evocative novel about a document forger in Nazi-occupied France.