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    Nothing Is Forgotten: A Novel
    Nothing Is Forgotten: A Novel
    Nothing Is Forgotten: A Novel
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    Nothing Is Forgotten: A Novel

    By Peter Golden

    4.5/5

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    From the beloved author of Comeback Love and Wherever There Is Light, comes “a sweeping tale full of humor and heartbreak” (Karin Tanabe, author of The Diplomat’s Daughter) about the life-changing journey of a young man who travels from New Jersey to Khrushchev’s Russia and the beaches of Southern France to discover long-hidden secrets about his heritage.

    In 1950s New Jersey, teacher Michael Daniels—or Misha Danielov to his doting Russian-Jewish grandmother—is at loose ends, until he becomes the host of a nightly underground radio show. Not only does the show become a local hit because of his running satires of USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev, but half a world away, it picks up listeners in a small Soviet city.

    There, with rock and roll leaking in through bootlegged airwaves, Yulianna Kosoy—a war orphan in her mid-twenties—is sneaking American goods into the country with her boss, Der Schmuggler.

    But just as Michael’s radio show is taking off, his grandmother is murdered. Why would anyone commit such an atrocity against such a warm, affable woman? She had always been secretive about her past and, as Michael discovers, guarded a shadowy ancestral history. In order to solve the mystery of who killed her, Michael sets out for Europe to learn where he—and his grandmother—really came from.

    “Both heartbreaking and mesmerizing, Nothing Is Forgotten is the sort of book you won’t soon forget…Cold War Europe, lingering Nazi secrets, and the tragic history faced by millions of families not only bring this tale to life but will keep you turning the pages” (Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author) and will appeal to fans of novels by Anita Diamant and Kristin Hannah.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAtria Books
    Release dateApr 10, 2018
    ISBN9781501146824
    Nothing Is Forgotten: A Novel
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    Peter Golden

    Peter Golden is an award-winning journalist, historian, novelist, and the author of nine books. He has interviewed Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Bush (41); Secretaries of State Kissinger, Haig, and Shultz; Israeli Prime Ministers Rabin, Peres, and Shamir; and Soviet President Gorbachev. His latest novel, Nothing is Forgotten, which explores the connection between the Holocaust and the Cold War, is published by Atria Books/Simon & Schuster. He lives outside Albany, New York.

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    • 5/5
      Michael Daniels loves his grandmother, Emma, dearly, but when he stumbles across her murdered body one morning, he realizes he might not have known her. He then embarks on a journey around Europe and the U.S., beginning for the sake of safety, but continuing to discover the truth of his family history. Along the way, he gathers pieces of that truth, connecting post-war Nazi trials, the KGB, Picasso, plenty of secrets, and more.Nothing Is Forgotten by Peter Golden starts slow, and admittedly, I wondered where Michael’s story would go (I didn’t refresh my memory of the blurb when I started). But when he starts his travels, I was hooked. The truth he gradually uncovers about Emma’s life is both intriguing and devastating. It broke my heart that such events could be based in reality, and Golden writes it so well that I felt the impact along with the characters. Nothing Is Forgotten is an incredible historical read. I highly recommend it.I received a complimentary copy of this book and the opportunity to provide an honest review. I was not required to write a positive review, and all the opinions I have expressed are my own.
    • 3/5
      I will admit that at first I was struggling with this book. In fact, I put it down after getting about half way. After a while, I did go back and decided to start over again. The second time around was much better. So, my suggestion would be to other readers that might be feeling the same way as I did. Wait until you are in a better head space and can dedicate some more time to this book. You won't regret it.I really liked Michael. I was drawn towards him and his story. I did feel the loss of his grandmother. She was not only a big influence in his life but she raised him after the tragic deaths of his parents. Therefore, I could understand what her death did to Michael and how it shaped him. Whereas; Yuli's story is concerned, I did like it. However, it took me longer to warm up to Yuli. She did have a interesting story. I liked her mission. So for the first couple of times when the story would flash to Yuli, I was not as engaged and could not wait for the story to go back to Michael. Overall, I liked this book. It features past history that should not be forgotten. Mr. Golden is a good storyteller. I would read another book from him.
    • 5/5
      Nothing is Forgotten is a well crafted and deeply engrossing tale of a young man’s journey of discovery through a family history that was unknown to him. Michael had a pretty typical American upbringing; his parents owned a candy shop and his grandmother was there to care for him. He loves Rock and Roll and in all ways was living like any normal kid. Using some connections he soon turns his love of music into a job spinning records as a DJ and becomes known as “the mad Russian.” Then his grandmother is murdered and his life is turned upside down.People around Michael feel that his life is in danger so they suggest he take an offer to work in Berlin. While overseas Michael starts to follow a trail that shows him parts of his grandmother’s life that he knew nothing about. He learns things about her and her family that shake the foundation of everything he knows about his family. He also finds himself caught up with a mysterious woman who helps him learn more about his grandmother and ultimately leads him to the answers he seeks about who killed her and why.I found Nothing is Forgotten to be a hard book to put down. The characters are complicated and conflicted; there is much evil to be found in any novel that explores the impacts of Holocaust but there is also goodness as many people did what they could to battle the forces of hate. This book moves back and forth in time sharing Michael’s tale in the present with his grandmother’s life in the past.There are no easy answers and this book doesn’t leave you with a clean and tidy ending. It does stay with you for days after you finish, popping into your thoughts at odd times.
    • 5/5
      Golden’s Nothing is Forgotten features a central metaphor of Russian nesting dolls to drive deeper and deeper to reveal a story that keeps surprising the reader with all that it is-- a baffling murder mystery, a riveting historical novel, an espionage thriller with a dizzying cast of characters, a tragic family saga and, to top it off, a love story. This smorgasbord of interrelated plot points will certainly propel you through the pages, but as the novel crosses genres it also unfolds as a story of surprising charm and affection. I’m amazed at Golden’s skill in using love stories featuring open-hearted men entranced with complex women to ground his fresh takes on war-based stories we think we know-- from the Vietnam of Comeback Love to the World War II of Wherever There is Light and now the dual Cold War and Holocaust setting of Nothing is Forgotten. Golden is an historian, an edge-of-your seat storyteller and an optimistic romantic. The combination ensures you will not know where to put your bookmark as you read into the night.

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