Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner (English) Paperback Book

Description: Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner A heartrending story about a young mothers fight to keep her daughter and the winds of fortune that tear them apart, by the USA Today bestselling author of The Nature of Fragile Things and The Last Year of the War.A Best Historical Fiction of Spring Pick by Amazon, PopSugar, AARP, and BookBub!A heartrending story about a young mothers fight to keep her daughter, and the terrible injustice that tears them apart, by the USA Today bestselling author of The Nature of Fragile Things and The Last Year of the War.California, 1938-When she loses her parents in an accident, sixteen-year-old Rosanne is taken in by the owners of the vineyard where she has lived her whole life as the vinedressers daughter. She moves into Celine and Truman Calverts spacious house with a secret, however-Rosie sees colors when she hears sound. She promised her mother shed never reveal her little-understood ability to anyone, but the weight of her isolation and grief prove too much for her. Driven by her loneliness she not only breaks the vow to her mother, but in a desperate moment lets down her guard and ends up pregnant. Banished by the Calverts, Rosanne believes she is bound for a home for unwed mothers. But she soon finds out she is not going to a home of any kind, but to a place that seeks to forcibly take her baby - and the chance for any future babies - from her.Austria, 1947-After witnessing firsthand Adolf Hitlers brutal pursuit of hereditary purity-especially with regard to "different children"-Helen Calvert, Trumans sister, is ready to return to America for good. But when she arrives at her brothers peaceful vineyard after decades working abroad, she is shocked to learn what really happened nine years earlier to the vinedressers daughter, a girl whom Helen had long ago befriended. In her determination to find Rosanne, Helen discovers a shocking American eugenics program-and learns that that while the war had been won in Europe, there are still terrifying battles to be fought at home. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Susan Meissner is a former managing editor of a weekly newspaper and an award-winning columnist. She is the USA Today best sellingauthor of The Nature of Fragile Things, The Last Year of the War, As Bright As Heaven, A Bridge Across the Ocean, Secrets of a Charmed Life, A Fall of Marigolds, and Stars over Sunset Boulevard, among other novels. Review Praise for Only the Beautiful"Only the Beautiful is an emotional journey of grief, hope, and second chances… Meissner pulls no punches in comparing Americas treatment of people with disabilities with the Nazis actions a few years later, leaving the reader with the emphatic message that everyone has a moral obligation to speak out against governments doing horrible things. This one resonates." – Historical Novels Review "Susan Meissner is a master of the genre…[Only the Beautiful] is set in 1930s California and explores our countrys brief but troubling fascination with eugenics via the story of Helen." – San Diego Union-Tribute "Uncovers the horrors of eugenics movements through the stories of two women in 20th-century America." - PopSugar "The lives of two women intersect in this powerful tale about the love between mothers and daughters." – BookBub "Meissner delivers a nuanced and heartbreaking tale; expect to read through tear-filled eyes as the story concludes." –Library Journal (starred review) "Meissner unfurls an emotionally rich narrative… Readers will be riveted." –Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Richly drawn characters and heartbreaking, historically accurate situations combine to make a powerful reading experience." –Booklist Details ISBN0593332849 Author Susan Meissner Pages 400 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Year 2024 ISBN-13 9780593332849 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-03-05 Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S. Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Audience General US Release Date 2024-03-05 DEWEY 813.6 Language English ISBN-10 0593332849 UK Release Date 2024-03-05 NZ Release Date 2024-04-02 AU Release Date 2024-04-02 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158675024;

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