Queen Esther
a novel
Queen Esther
a novel
Book - 2025
"Esther Nacht is born in Vienna in 1905. Her father dies on boardthe ship to Portland, Maine; her mother is murdered by anti-Semitesin Portland. Dr. Larch knows it won't be easy to find a Jewish family to adopt Esther; in fact, he won't find any family who'll adopt her. When Esther is fourteen, soon to be a ward of the state, Dr. Larch meets the Winslows, a philanthropic New England family with a history of providing foster care for unadopted orphans. The Winslows aren't Jewish, but they despise anti-Semitism. Esther's gratitude for the Winslows is unending; even as she retraces her roots back to Vienna, she never stops loving and protecting the Winslows. In the final chapter, set in Jerusalem in 1981, Esther Nacht is seventy-six"--
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2025.
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| Edition: | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
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