The Book of Lost Names

‘A heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism centered on a female forger who risks everything to help Jewish children escape Nazi-occupied France’ - People Magazine, ‘20 Best Books to Read this Summer’‘Brilliantly imagined … This thoughtful work will touch readers with its testament to the endurance of hope’ - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review‘Harmel illuminates heartbreakingly real but forgotten stories from WW2, blended with a dash of suspense and romance’ - Booklist‘A fascinating, heartrending page-turner’ - Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author‘This moving novel will resonate with readers who love World War II stories about courage, survival and resilience’ - Bookbub‘Smart, evocative and utterly engrossing’ - getliterary.com‘An engaging and evocative novel … A testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of bravery and love in the face of evil’ - Goodreads‘One of my favourite July 2020 book releases … The discussion of identity with themes of religion, family, selflessness, and nationhood will sit with you long after closing the last chapter’ - theuncorkedlibrarian.com‘It’s a fabulous read that you will fly through, but not without shedding some tears’ - freshfiction.com‘This is a beautifully written story that captured my attention and heart from the very first pages!’ - Reading Between the Pages Blog

Kristin Harmel is the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels including The Paris Daughter, The Forest of Vanishing Stars, The Book of Lost Names, The Winemaker’s Wife, The Room on Rue Amelie, and The Sweetness of Forgetting. She is published in more than thirty languages and is the cofounder and cohost of the popular web series Friends & Fiction. She lives in Orlando, Florida with her husband and son.