The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel: Conversation Starters

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The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel: Conversation Starters

The Book of Lost Names is New York Times bestselling author Kristin Harmel's take on the true story of the brave citizens of France who outwitted the Nazi German forces with sheer ability and courage. The book was recognized as an instant New York Times Bestseller and one of the top 20 books to be read this summer by People magazine. 

The book follows the journey of a young girl, Eva Traub, from adulthood to old age. Through the French resistance, she learns how to skillfully forge documents and helps save the lives of countless innocent French citizens in the process. It is a romantic historical fiction that shows the power of resilience, hope, and love.

A Brief Look Inside:
 
EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER
than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive,
and the characters and its world still live on.
Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to
bring us beneath the surface of the page
and invite us into the world that lives on.
 
These questions can be used to create hours of conversation:
 
• Foster a deeper understanding of the book
• Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups
• Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately
• Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before
 
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• Language: English
• Publisher: Daily Books
• Release date: Jan 10, 2021
• ISBN: 9791220248075

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Introducing The Book of Lost Names

The Book of Lost Names is a historical fiction set in the World War era. Its story revolves around the young protagonist, Eva Traub, a twenty-three-year-old Jew born in France pursuing her doctorate in English literature. Eva's parents, her mother Faiga and father Tatus, are Jewish and lived in Poland before fleeing to Paris. They thought they were saving their daughter from an oppressive government and possible harm by moving to Paris. But during the wake of World War II in 1942, the Nazis invaded Paris, and the family realized that they were not safe.

To make matters worse, her father was arrested by the Germans. The family was warned by Joseph, her childhood friend and neighbor, of a possible roundup of Jewish people, but her father disregarded it as a false alarm. Tatus told Eva to meet a friend who could help them secure forged identity documents and that he had already made the payment in advance. To get the papers, Eva and her mother flee for the Free Zone near the Swiss border. They traveled to Aurignon, France, on a friend's advice, where they found lodging, but the observant owner realized that their papers weren't real. However, the incident ended well because the owner turned out to be a member of the French Resistance. He later asked Eva to help forge birth certificates and travel documents for Jewish children. Fuelled by her desperation to leave Paris and save her mother, she discovered her unique talent. She quickly learned forgery and was happy to have found a way of helping others and the French Resistance. Her