All That Lingers

By Irene Wittig

"A standout among the many novels set in this world-changing era." Kirkus Review, A STARRED Review

Welcome to Vienna 1934, where the future holds such promise for Emma and her friends. In the tumultuous time that follows, their world is torn apart by the rise of Nazism, six years of war, and their aftermath. The novel offers different perspectives as the reader follows Emma as she struggles to find a way to come to terms with grief and her country's betrayal; and as Sophie returns from her American refuge in search of her lost history, while her uncle Friedrich wrestles with secrets that will throw all their lives into turmoil again. This story of loss and resilience is alive with lessons for today.

"Novelist Wittig has a gift for character development and for pacing. She takes her time, raising this story to the deserved level of saga." Kirkus Review

"...attention to detail and strong psychological insights makes All That Lingers persuasive reading" D.Donovan, Midwest Book Review

• Language: English
• Publisher: Irene Wittig
• Release date: Jun 3, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393285854

Irene Wittig

Irene Wittig was born in Rome to a Viennese mother and Italian father, ten days after it was liberated by Allied forces. She arrived in the U.S. via Argentina, and grew up in New York, in a neighborhood of Holocaust survivors and fellow Europeans displaced by war whose stories she absorbed. After studying in New York, Germany and Maryland she worked for the Dept. of Defense in Washington, DC before moving to Naples, Italy where she lived for five years. Later, she and her husband spent six years in Switzerland. After twenty years as a ceramic painter and teacher, Irene turned to writing. She and her husband have two children and four grandchildren and live in Arlington, Virginia. She enjoys hearing from her readers.