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"Bright One is a deeply affecting portrait of love and survival under impossible circumstances. Intimate, restrained, and emotionally powerful, it honors women's resilience and the enduring bond between mother and child in history's darkest hours." - Philippa Gregory, Author of The White Queen and The Other Boleyn Girl
In 1933, as antisemitism spreads across Europe, fifteen year old Berta Finkelthal leaves Czernowitz with a new name. Abramovich. A name she never imagined would replace the one she was born into. Married to a man three times her age, she is forced to surrender childhood overnight, stepping into the role of wife before she has fully learned who she is. Marriage was meant to secure her future. Instead, it carries her across borders just as hostility toward Jews intensifies and the ground beneath her people begins to shift.
What was meant to be a quick and safe departure becomes a desperate migration as anti Jewish persecution grows and escape routes narrow. By 1935, Berta and her husband Solomon are stranded in Istanbul, suspended between continents and consequence. Months pass in suffocating uncertainty. Promised departures collapse without explanation. Money thins. Friendship disappears into another ship's wake. And within the confines of marriage, Berta begins to understand that protection does not always resemble love, and that survival may demand more maturity than she was ever meant to possess.
When passage to Palestine is finally secured, relief does not come easily. She has learned how quickly certainty dissolves. Ahead lies open water and the fragile hope of safety. Behind her, a Europe turning its back on Jews and closing its doors. Between those two realities stands a young woman who must decide what parts of herself she is willing to sacrifice in order to endure.
Set against the tightening grip of pre war Europe, this sweeping and intimate second installment of the Bright One series traces one girl's forced coming of age amid exile, identity loss, and the quiet, often invisible costs of survival.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. LARGE PRINT EDITION"Bright One is a deeply affecting portrait of love and survival under impossible circumstances. Intimate, restrained, and emotionally powerful, it honors women's resilience and the enduring bond between mother and child in history's darkest hours." - Philippa Gregory, Author of The White Queen and The Other Boleyn GirlIn 1933, as antisemitism spreads across Europe, fifteen year old Berta Finkelthal leaves Czernowitz with a new name. Abramovich. A name she never imagined would replace the one she was born into. Married to a man three times her age, she is forced to surrender childhood overnight, stepping into the role of wife before she has fully learned who she is. Marriage was meant to secure her future. Instead, it carries her across borders just as hostility toward Jews intensifies and the ground beneath her people begins to shift.What was meant to be a quick and safe departure becomes a desperate migration as anti Jewish persecution grows and escape routes narrow. By 1935, Berta and her husband Solomon are stranded in Istanbul, suspended between continents and consequence. Months pass in suffocating uncertainty. Promised departures collapse without explanation. Money thins. Friendship disappears into another ship's wake. And within the confines of marriage, Berta begins to understand that protection does not always resemble love, and that survival may demand more maturity than she was ever meant to possess.When passage to Palestine is finally secured, relief does not come easily. She has learned how quickly certainty dissolves. Ahead lies open water and the fragile hope of safety. Behind her, a Europe turning its back on Jews and closing its doors. Between those two realities stands a young woman who must decide what parts of herself she is willing to sacrifice in order to endure.Set against the tightening grip of pre war Europe, this sweeping and intimate second installment of the Bright One series traces one girl's forced coming of age amid exile, identity loss, and the quiet, often invisible costs of survival. As hatred sweeps across a continent, a young bride must navigate a forced marriage and a desperate flight for safety, discovering the heavy price of survival while searching for her true self amidst the chaos of exile. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798950078002
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. LARGE PRINT EDITION"Bright One is a deeply affecting portrait of love and survival under impossible circumstances. Intimate, restrained, and emotionally powerful, it honors women's resilience and the enduring bond between mother and child in history's darkest hours." - Philippa Gregory, Author of The White Queen and The Other Boleyn GirlIn 1933, as antisemitism spreads across Europe, fifteen year old Berta Finkelthal leaves Czernowitz with a new name. Abramovich. A name she never imagined would replace the one she was born into. Married to a man three times her age, she is forced to surrender childhood overnight, stepping into the role of wife before she has fully learned who she is. Marriage was meant to secure her future. Instead, it carries her across borders just as hostility toward Jews intensifies and the ground beneath her people begins to shift.What was meant to be a quick and safe departure becomes a desperate migration as anti Jewish persecution grows and escape routes narrow. By 1935, Berta and her husband Solomon are stranded in Istanbul, suspended between continents and consequence. Months pass in suffocating uncertainty. Promised departures collapse without explanation. Money thins. Friendship disappears into another ship's wake. And within the confines of marriage, Berta begins to understand that protection does not always resemble love, and that survival may demand more maturity than she was ever meant to possess.When passage to Palestine is finally secured, relief does not come easily. She has learned how quickly certainty dissolves. Ahead lies open water and the fragile hope of safety. Behind her, a Europe turning its back on Jews and closing its doors. Between those two realities stands a young woman who must decide what parts of herself she is willing to sacrifice in order to endure.Set against the tightening grip of pre war Europe, this sweeping and intimate second installment of the Bright One series traces one girl's forced coming of age amid exile, identity loss, and the quiet, often invisible costs of survival. As hatred sweeps across a continent, a young bride must navigate a forced marriage and a desperate flight for safety, discovering the heavy price of survival while searching for her true self amidst the chaos of exile. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798950078002
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. LARGE PRINT EDITION"Bright One is a deeply affecting portrait of love and survival under impossible circumstances. Intimate, restrained, and emotionally powerful, it honors women's resilience and the enduring bond between mother and child in history's darkest hours." - Philippa Gregory, Author of The White Queen and The Other Boleyn GirlIn 1933, as antisemitism spreads across Europe, fifteen year old Berta Finkelthal leaves Czernowitz with a new name. Abramovich. A name she never imagined would replace the one she was born into. Married to a man three times her age, she is forced to surrender childhood overnight, stepping into the role of wife before she has fully learned who she is. Marriage was meant to secure her future. Instead, it carries her across borders just as hostility toward Jews intensifies and the ground beneath her people begins to shift.What was meant to be a quick and safe departure becomes a desperate migration as anti Jewish persecution grows and escape routes narrow. By 1935, Berta and her husband Solomon are stranded in Istanbul, suspended between continents and consequence. Months pass in suffocating uncertainty. Promised departures collapse without explanation. Money thins. Friendship disappears into another ship's wake. And within the confines of marriage, Berta begins to understand that protection does not always resemble love, and that survival may demand more maturity than she was ever meant to possess.When passage to Palestine is finally secured, relief does not come easily. She has learned how quickly certainty dissolves. Ahead lies open water and the fragile hope of safety. Behind her, a Europe turning its back on Jews and closing its doors. Between those two realities stands a young woman who must decide what parts of herself she is willing to sacrifice in order to endure.Set against the tightening grip of pre war Europe, this sweeping and intimate second installment of the Bright One series traces one girl's forced coming of age amid exile, identity loss, and the quiet, often invisible costs of survival. As hatred sweeps across a continent, a young bride must navigate a forced marriage and a desperate flight for safety, discovering the heavy price of survival while searching for her true self amidst the chaos of exile. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798950078002
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