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"Highly recommended! A page turner!"
A wonderfully researched detailed story of life and survival in war-torn Europe, as the backdrop to a doomed, touching romance. Shalev gives a glimpse of German and British wartime history which had me googling the net for more information. I can’t wait for her next book. She is a fantastic storyteller.
"This is a Great read"
A book not to be missed.
A beautifully written page turner with enough plot twists to make this book hard to put down. Shalev is a fine writer, able to create characters that live on in your imagination long after the last page is read.
“Unputdownable!”
I stayed up reading all night because I had to find out what happens at the end. I cannot recommend this book highly enough!
About the Author
Susan Shalev was born and raised in London, England. She holds a BA in psychology from Manchester University, UK, and an MSc in industrial relations from Strathclyde University, UK.
She immigrated to Israel in 1976. Although she only found the courage to try her hand at penning fiction later in life, writing has always been a part of who she is. For much of her professional life, she worked as a writer and editor for prestigious academic institutions and nonprofit organizations, including the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind. Pursuing a lifelong dream, Susan returned to academia as a (very) mature student, and in 2016 she was awarded a PhD in sociology and anthropology from Bar-Ilan University. She now channels her two passions – research and writing – into fiction.
The German Dressmaker is her debut novel. She has also published a fictionalized memoir, Of Bitter Herbs and Sweet Confections, a coming-of-age WWII survival story based on real-life experiences. Her interests include reading, Pilates, and travel. She lives on a farm with her husband and two horses. She has four children and eleven grandchildren.
She immigrated to Israel in 1976. Although she only found the courage to try her hand at penning fiction later in life, writing has always been a part of who she is. For much of her professional life, she worked as a writer and editor for prestigious academic institutions and nonprofit organizations, including the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind. Pursuing a lifelong dream, Susan returned to academia as a (very) mature student, and in 2016 she was awarded a PhD in sociology and anthropology from Bar-Ilan University. She now channels her two passions – research and writing – into fiction.
The German Dressmaker is her debut novel. She has also published a fictionalized memoir, Of Bitter Herbs and Sweet Confections, a coming-of-age WWII survival story based on real-life experiences. Her interests include reading, Pilates, and travel. She lives on a farm with her husband and two horses. She has four children and eleven grandchildren.
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