The Postcard: The international bestseller

The Postcard is a powerful exploration of family trauma and the resilience of the human spirit. It follows the Berest family, who receive a mysterious postcard in 2003 with the names of their relatives who were killed in Auschwitz. The book delves into the family's history, from their flight from Russia following the revolution to their journey to Paris in the 20th century.

Format: Hardback
Length: 480 pages
Publication date: 05 October 2023
Publisher: Europa Editions (UK) Ltd

In January 2003, the Berest family received a mysterious, unsigned postcard. On one side was an image of the Opéra Garnier; on the other, the names of their relatives who were killed in Auschwitz: Ephraïm, Emma, Noémie, and Jacques.

Years later, Anne sought to find the truth behind this postcard. She journeys 100 years into the past, tracing the lives of her ancestors from their flight from Russia following the revolution, their journey to Latvia, Palestine, and Paris, the war, and its aftermath. What emerges is a thrilling and sweeping tale based on true events that shatters her certainties about her family, her country, and herself.

At once a gripping investigation into family secrets, a poignant tale of mothers and daughters, and an enthralling portrait of 20th-century Parisian intellectual and artistic life, The Postcard tells the story of a family devastated by the Holocaust and yet somehow restored by love and the power of storytelling.

READER REVIEWS

I am rarely moved to tears by books, but the Postcard had me twice. It is so intensely moving, so cleverly structured, and so gripping. This is one of the best books I have read in years.

One of the best books I ve ever read.

This extraordinary true novel is a must-read.

Powerful, painful, important... Highly recommend.

This book is more than the blurb, quotes, and taglines. It is a feeling to be felt, something to be passed on, something to be reflected and something to show the importance in remem.

Weight: 694g
Dimension: 162 x 234 x 43 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781787704831