"My heart is broken."
Kristin Harmel/Phil Art Studio
The cover of the book "The Daughter of Paris" by Christine Harmel/The Armchair
The American author Kristin Harmel, many of whose books take place against the backdrop of World War II, is back with "The Daughter of Paris", a new book that will be published this week by the Kursa publishing house.
The plot takes place this time in Paris in 1939 and follows two young mothers who become good friends after they meet one day in the beautiful Boulogne forest.
When the life of one of them is in danger because of the Nazis, she entrusts her friend with the most precious thing in the world - her infant daughter.
The Hebrew edition of the book is preceded by an encouraging and strengthening letter from Harmel to the Israeli audience, in which she describes her feelings after the terrible massacre on October 7 and her strong condemnation of the barbaric terrorism that attacked us.
"Dear readers," writes Hermel, "'The Daughter from Paris' is the story of three mothers in France in the 1940s who are required to make impossible decisions to protect their children. They soon discover that there is no safe place in wartime. As I write this letter to you, in November 2023 , countless mothers and fathers in Israel face similar situations. No one should fear for their lives or the lives of their children, and my heart breaks for everyone who faces such fears today."
"People often ask me why it is so important to me to write about World War II," Harmel continues.
"One of the reasons is that, although about eighty years have passed since it began, the lessons we learned from it are still relevant today - and I am simply devastated by the discovery that, in a way, history is repeating itself. I strongly condemn the acts of terrorism that occurred on October 7, 2023.
" The war is left with scars of loss, sorrow and regret.
I know that some of you at the center of the conflict will continue to deal with complex emotions for a long time to come.
I wish you peace in your country and peace in your hearts as well.
So many things separate us, humans, but at our core we are all human.
We all want a better future for the next generation and the generations after that.
And we all deserve to live in a world without hatred and wars."
Harmel concludes her words with the words: "Sending love, Kristin."
"The daughter from Paris" / Christine Harmel.
From English: Nitza Feld.
The armchair was published.
327 pages.
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