THE LOST LETTER

Los Angeles, 1989. Katie Nelson is grappling with two losses. Her father has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and must move into a home; and her husband has filed for a divorce, which she did not see coming. A beautiful, poignant and devastating novel in the vein of The Nightingale and City of Women, THE LOST LETTER shows the power of love, in a message that echoes throughout the years.

Los Angeles, 1989. Katie Nelson is grappling with two losses. Her father has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and must move into a home; and her husband has filed for a divorce, which she did not see coming. In an attempt to remain connected to her father, she takes his beloved collection of stamps to an appraiser, Benjamin, hoping to discover the “gem” that her father was always searching for. When he finds an unusual Austrian WWII stamp placed on an old love letter, Katie and Benjamin are sent on a journey together that will uncover a story of passion and tragedy spanning decades and continents, behind the just fallen Berlin Wall. Austria, 1938. Kristoff is a young apprentice to a master Jewish stamp engraver. When his teacher disappears during Kristallnacht, Kristoff finds himself working to engrave stamps for the Germans, and simultaneously working alongside Elena, his beloved teacher's fiery daughter, and the Austrian resistance, to send messages and forge papers. As he falls for Elena amidst the gruesome chaos of war, Kristoff must find a way to save her, and himself.

A beautiful, poignant and devastating novel in the vein of The Nightingale and City of Women, THE LOST LETTER shows the power of love, in a message that echoes throughout the years.

Jillian Cantor has a BA in English from Penn State University and an MFA from The University of Arizona. She is the author of award-winning novels for teens and adults including the critically acclaimed Margot, which was a Library Reads pick for September 2013 and also featured in O the Oprah Magazine, People, Ladies Home Journal, and Time.com. Her book for teens, Searching For Sky, was nominated for the 2015 Carnegie Medal in the UK. Jillian’s historical novel for adults, The Hours Count was published by Riverhead/Penguin.