International bestselling author Kristin Harmel joins us to discuss her novel, The Book of Lost Names. Inspired by an astonishing true story from World War II, the book follows a young female forger who helps hundreds of Jewish children flee the Nazis. Harmel has published over a dozen novels that have been translated into 29 languages and sold all over the world.
Our host Ann Bocock sits down with Kristin Harmel to find out how she strikes a balance between fact and fiction when writing about the Holocaust. She also shares why she chose to write about the forgers of World War II and how a mathematical sequence she obsessed over as a child became an important part of her novel.
A master of historical fiction, Harmel reveals what book ignited her love for the genre and showed her that writers can change the world. She also gives us a sneak peek of her latest historical fiction, The Forest of Vanishing Stars, and shares why it’s so important to remember Holocaust survivors and their stories. Get all the details on this week’s episode of GO Between the Covers!
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