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Author:

Balson, Ronald H., author.

Title:

Eli's promise / Ronald H. Balson.

Edition:

First St. Martin's Griffin edition.

Publisher:

St. Martin's Griffin,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

356 pages ; 21 cm

Subject:

Holocaust survivors--Fiction.
Husband and wife--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Fiction.
Jewish refugees--Germany--Fiction.
Jews--Poland--Fiction.
Holocaust survivors--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Fiction.
Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945--Fiction.
Germany--History--1945---Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.)--History--19th century--Fiction.
Poland--History--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Jewish fiction.
Historical fiction.

Notes:

Includes reading group guide.

Summary:

"A "fixer" in a Polish town during World War II, his betrayal of a Jewish family, and a search for justice 25 years later--by the winner of the National Jewish Book Award. Eli's Promise is a masterful work of historical fiction spanning three eras--Nazi-occupied Poland, the American Zone of post-war Germany, and Chicago at the height of the Vietnam War. Award-winning author Ronald H. Balson explores the human cost of war, the mixed blessings of survival, and the enduring strength of family bonds. 1939: Eli Rosen lives with his wife Esther and their young son in the Polish town of Lublin, where his family owns a construction company. As a consequence of the Nazi occupation, Eli's company is Aryanized, appropriated and transferred to Maximilian Poleski--an unprincipled profiteer who peddles favors to Lublin's subjugated residents. An uneasy alliance is formed; Poleski will keep the Rosen family safe if Eli will manage the business. Will Poleski honor his promise or will their relationship end in betrayal and tragedy? 1946: Eli resides with his son in a displaced persons camp in Allied-occupied Germany hoping for a visa to America. His wife has been missing since the war. One man is sneaking around the camps selling illegal visas; might he know what has happened to her? 1965: Eli rents a room in Albany Park, Chicago. He is on a mission. With patience, cunning, and relentless focus, he navigates unfamiliar streets and dangerous political backrooms, searching for the truth. Powerful and emotional, Ronald H. Balson's Eli's Promise is a rich, rewarding novel of World War II and a husband's quest for justice."-- Amazon

ISBN:

1250805376
9781250805379 (softcover)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1266211173

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)