The Forest of Vanishing Stars

by Kristin Harmel

The story takes place during WWII and tells the journey of a young girl kidnapped when she was two years old and raised in the forest. She later uses this knowledge to help Jewish people fleeing the Nazis survive in the woods. A very compelling story. The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel #historical fiction, #reading, #books-to-read, #books

Praise For This Book

"Fascinating, meticulously researched, and utterly unique." - Kelly Rimmer, New York Times bestselling author of THE WARSAW ORPHAN

"A powerful and compelling masterpiece, a significant story for our present time." - Patti Callahan, New York Times bestselling author of Surviving Savannah and Becoming Mrs. Lewis

"With breathtaking natural descriptions, vivid historical details, and a brave heroine worth cheering for who must fulfill a destiny prophesied since birth, this novel is not to be missed!" - Heather Webb, USA Today bestselling author of The Next Ship Home

"What a triumph! Not since Alice Hoffman's The Dovekeepers, have I read such a spellbinding and immersive tale of a people's will to survive." - Stephanie Dray, NYT Bestselling author of The Women of Chateau Lafayette

"In this always compelling, sometimes harrowing tale, THE FOREST OF VANISHING STARS draws readers into a singular story of survival and bravery. Set against the backdrop of Eastern Europe during World War II, the resourceful Yona, forced to become expert in the ways of the forest when a sage, prescient elderly woman takes Yona from her German family, must decide whether she'll rise up to claim the destiny foretold about her when faced with a band of Jewish refugees hiding in her beloved woods. Inspiring and gripping." - New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict

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