The Sunflower House

"The Sunflower House is an unforgettable story of love and sacrifice. Written with heartfelt compassion for people facing choices no one should be made to make, this novel draws you in and leaves you a better person for knowing this story. Allegri is an author to watch, and this is an exceptional debut." - Heather Morris, #1 New York Times and international bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

"With empathy and insight, Allegri crafts a vividly realized historical novel that not only illuminates one of history's saddest times but also illustrates the power of compassion and kindness to drive away the dark." - Library Journal starred review

"[A] stirring debut ... Allegri keenly depicts her characters' moral calculations, and she convincingly portrays the horrors of the Lebensborn program. This will stay with readers." - Publishers Weely

"Allegri imbues her characters with a depth of feeling that's alive and entirely its own. A bright emergency flare of a story sent up from history's darkness." - Kirkus

"Riveting ... Read this for the shocking Lebensborn story." - Historical Novel Society

"Stunning ...a heartbreakingly brilliant piece of historical fiction ... Rich in historic details and full of unforgettable characters, The Sunflower House has all the makings to become a classic." - Apple Books, Best Books of November

"Adriana Allegri's impressive debut is a riveting, heartrending story of love, sacrifice, and redemption set amid the horrors of the notorious Nazi Lebensborn Program. Immersive and full of compelling characters, The Sunflower House is a moving tribute to the power of ordinary people to resist and to overcome." -Jennifer Chiaverini, New York Times bestselling author of Resistance Women

"A remarkable debut inspired by unimaginable events during WW2. Heart-wrenching and yet full of tenderness and hope, The Sunflower House is emotionally propulsive from first page to last, transporting the reader to the 1930s and into the heart and mind of a young woman whose bravery and selflessness carries the story to its heart-rending conclusion. Meticulously researched and written with a keen sensitivity to the difficult subject matter, I was captivated by the characters and by a piece of history I knew nothing about. Adriana Allegri is an exciting new talent in historical fiction." - Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Lifeboat