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Overview

A rapturous new novel of first love in a time of war-from the celebrated author of The Last Van Gogh.

In pre-war Prague, the dreams of two young lovers are shattered when they are separated by the Nazi invasion. Then, decades later, thousands of miles away in New York, there's an inescapable glance of recognition between two strangers. Providence is giving Lenka and Josef one more chance. From the glamorous ease of life in Prague before the Occupation, to the horrors of Nazi Europe, The Lost Wife explores the power of first love, the resilience of the human spirit- and the strength of memory.

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Star-crossed lovers are separated during WWII in Richman's heart-wrenching fourth novel. Josef and Lenka meet as students in Prague in 1936 and fall instantly in love. Three years later, with Nazis crossing the border, they rush to marry, but circumstances then force them apart. Lenka remains in Europe, and Josef flees to America. For 61 years, each believes the other dead until they meet by chance at the wedding of their grandchildren, leading them to reflect on the past and the separate lives they've led: Josef ended up in New York, becoming a successful obstetrician because he was "tired of being haunted by death." Lenka wasn't so lucky. She's sent to a work camp, where her artistic talents connect her to "an underground network of painters illustrating the atrocities" of the Jewish ghettos. And then she's sent to, and survives, Auschwitz. Richman (The Last Van Gogh) once again finds inspiration in art, adding evocative details to a swiftly moving and emotionally charged plot. Richman's incremental descent into the horrors of the Holocaust lends enormous power to Lenka's experience and makes her reunion with Josef all the more poignant. Though the framing device of the decades-long separation can be cloying, this is a genuinely moving portrait. (Sept.)

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780425244135
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 9/6/2011
  • Pages: 352
  • Sales rank: 16,333
  • Product dimensions: 5.20 (w) x 7.90 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Alyson Richman is the author of The Mask Carver's Son, Swedish Tango, and The Last Van Gogh. She lives in Long Island, New York with her husband and two children.

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  • Posted August 17, 2011

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    This is a great historical thriller that focuses on the long term cost of WWII on the innocent

    In 1934 in Prague Lenka Maizel and medical student Josef Kohn fall in love. They marry as the German troops enter Prague. He pleads with her to leave the country but she refuses as she needs to be with her family. Josef manages to get to New York while his wife and in-laws are sent to the Terezin concentration camp.

    In 1947 Josef the obstetrician meets Amalia from Vienna at the public library. Like him she is a war refugee who lost her family to the Nazis. Believing he is a widow they marry. However, Lenka survived the Nazis by thinking of her Josef waiting for her every day. After being freed by the allies, Lenka married twice and had one child. Thirty eight years of marriage ends for Josef when Amalia died but he knows his love lives for a ghost who died decades earlier. Several years later, Josef's grandson is marrying another war refugee Lanie's granddaughter.

    This is a great historical thriller that focuses on the long term cost of WWII on the innocent. The story line rotates perspective over six decades between Lenka and Josef. The changes of life brought on by Nazis is harrowing as Jews lived in a wonderful Prague Spring only to either escape to America or sent to the camps. Alyson Richman makes a strong case that even Hitler cannot kill true love.

    Harriet Klausner

    6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 8, 2012

    BEST BOOK EVER

    I loved this book! I love reading about the halocaust but this is the best one yet! And im not trying to be mean but why do people have to write what the book was about on the review? Its kinda stupid. You had nothing better to write? It kinda gives it away to people who havent read it yet just saying.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted October 23, 2011

    A must read

    Superbly written as Josef and Lenka were getting into old age ,I was willing them to find each other.There must be many untold stories similar to this out there.Very tragic and a very moving love story

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 25, 2012

    I really enjoyed the love story in this book. But I found that t

    I really enjoyed the love story in this book. But I found that the story just got more and more depressing as it went on. It just is really disturbing what happened in those camps. I almost did not finish reading it. I was hoping the end would be happier but it just wasnt. I was depressed for like 3 days after I read this book. Don't get me wrong, the book was extremely well written because it definitely stirred up my emotions. It's just that I dont enjoy feeling sad like that throughout the entire book.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 1, 2012

    In "The Lost Wife" I found myself lost in the book!

    I love reading books about the Holocaust and this one is now one of my favorites. I was glad to know that some of the characters were based on real people. I highly recommend this book. I just wish I didn't devour it so quickly and I had more of the book to read!

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  • Posted March 27, 2012

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    This story will remain with you for a very, very long time. It

    This story will remain with you for a very, very long time. It was well written, happy, sad and one of the best books I've read in years. Don't pass this one up...Alyson Richman will be on my must-read list from now on!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 25, 2012

    A beautifully written and heartfelt historical novel. I could

    A beautifully written and heartfelt historical novel. I could not put it down and read it in one sitting... I will read it again right away as I am sad to leave the characters so quickly. Left me wanting more, but the end was perfect.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 22, 2012

    lost wife

    A beautiful story. One of hope love and survival. Great read wish longer. I didnt want story to end.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 17, 2012

    I loved this book!

    I was so sad when it ended, I wanted more, more! Yet I understood why the writer ended it where she did, still I re-read it immeadiately to see if there was anything I had missed.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 7, 2012

    Beautiful love story. I was so caught up in this story about tw

    Beautiful love story. I was so caught up in this story about two young lovers who because they are Jewish are separated during World War II. The husband goes to America and the wife stays with her family who ends up in a concentration camp. They both think that neither one has survived the war. Your heart breaks for both of them and their lost love. The story begins with an interesting twist and ends making you think that despite the evil that is in the world there can still be happiness. The historical parts of the concentration camp and the evilness of nazism are eye opening. We must never forget the evil of Hitler and the prejudice that happened during that time period. Wonderful story and well written. An excellent book club discussion.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 19, 2012

    Lovely

    A beautiful story about two lovers who are unwilling seperated during World War Two. While the world around them continues to change their love for one another never ends.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 6, 2012

    Beautifully written and deeply moving.

    Most readers will not forget this story...nor should we.

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 5, 2012

    Amazing

    This is a beautifully written love story that touches on the real relationships the holocust destroyed. The strength of people who have lost everything but still find the will to trust and survive is beautifully entwined in this book. A must read i was so sad to let this couple go at the end i wanted to experience more of their jouney together.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 3, 2012

    Great Read

    I could not put this book down. Great love story.

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 1, 2012

    Heartbreaking and Irresistible

    I love historical fiction of this genre, and this story introduced me to new ideas about the conditions in the camps. I couldn't put this book down and look forward to exploring the truth behind the fiction (as well as reading more from this author).

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 5, 2012

    Unbelieveable

    The best book i nave read in many years.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 4, 2012

    Excellent

    Very moving. Very real. Couldn't put it down. Well worth reading.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 1, 2012

    Beautigul Beautiful novel

    I could not put this book down. I was incredibly drawn to the characters and the story told in these pages.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 28, 2011

    Wonderful

    This book was wonderful! I couldn't put it down!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 9, 2011

    Awesome book

    This book meant so much to me because i had been to Poland, the author tells the story in such a moving and decriptive way that i felt i was looking over her shoulder
    I have seen the paintings of the children jn the museum there,,,,,,,to read about them in this book was overwelming to me, Iwas so moved by the characters and shed tears,
    We should never forget,,,everyone should read this wonderful book,

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