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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2023-04-18
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN
- 9780593332832
- Book Title
- Only the Beautiful
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Contemporary Women, Literary, Historical
- Item Weight
- 21 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 400 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0593332830
ISBN-13
9780593332832
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13057244113
Product Key Features
Book Title
Only the Beautiful
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2023
Topic
Contemporary Women, Literary, Historical
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
21 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2022-031862
Reviews
Praise for Only the Beautiful "Meissner delivers a nuanced and heartbreaking tale; expect to read through tear-filled eyes as the story concludes." - Library Journal "Meissner unfurls an emotionally rich narrative... Readers will be riveted." - Publishers Weekly "Richly drawn characters and heartbreaking, historically accurate situations combine to make a powerful reading experience." - Booklist American Library Association Praise for the novels of Susan Meissner "A somber, gripping tale illuminated with hope."-Kate Quinn, author of The Alice Network "A story of one family's heartbreak and hope. Strong [and] resilient, Meissner's characters step off the page and into history."-Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours "With stunning prose and keen detail, Meissner has deftly created a heady mix of love, politics, and survival--a family saga, coming-of-age tale, and riveting historical fiction all in one. A must-read!"-Pam Jenoff, author of The Orphan's Tale, Praise for Only the Beautiful " Only the Beautiful is an emotional journey of grief, hope, and second chances... Meissner pulls no punches in comparing America's treatment of people with disabilities with the Nazis' actions a few years later, leaving the reader with the emphatic message that everyone has a moral obligation to speak out against governments doing horrible things. This one resonates." - Historical Novels Review " Susan Meissner is a master of the genre...[ Only the Beautiful ] is set in 1930s California and explores our country's brief but troubling fascination with eugenics via the story of Helen." - San Diego Union-Tribute " Uncovers the horrors of eugenics movements through the stories of two women in 20th-century America." - PopSugar " The lives of two women intersect in this powerful tale about the love between mothers and daughters." - BookBub " Meissner delivers a nuanced and heartbreaking tale; expect to read through tear-filled eyes as the story concludes." -Library Journal (starred review) " Meissner unfurls an emotionally rich narrative... Readers will be riveted." -Publishers Weekly (starred review) " Richly drawn characters and heartbreaking, historically accurate situations combine to make a powerful reading experience." -Booklist
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Synopsis
California, 1938 - When she loses her parents in an accident, sixteen-year-old Rosanne is taken in by the owners of the vineyard where she has lived her whole life as the vinedresser's daughter. She moves into Celine and Truman Calvert's spacious house with a secret, however - Rosie sees colours when she hears sound. She promised her mother she'd never reveal her little-understood ability to anyone, but the weight of her isolation and grief proves too much for her. Driven by her loneliness, she not only breaks the vow to her mother, but in a desperate moment lets down her guard and ends up pregnant. Banished by the Calverts, Rosanne believes she is bound for a home for unwed mothers, and having lost her family, she treasures her pregnancy as the chance for a future one. But she soon finds out she is not going to a home of any kind, but to a place far worse than anything she could have imagined. Austria, 1947 - After witnessing first-hand Adolf Hitler's brutal pursuit of hereditary purity - especially with regard to 'different children' - Helen Calvert is ready to return to America for good. But when she arrives at her brother's peaceful vineyard after decades working abroad, she is shocked to learn what really happened nine years earlier to the vinedresser's daughter, a girl whom Helen had long ago befriended. In her determination to find Rosanne, Helen discovers that while the war was won in Europe, there are still terrifying battles to be fought at home., A Best Historical Fiction of Spring Pick by Amazon, PopSugar, AARP, and BookBub! A heartrending story about a young mother's fight to keep her daughter, and the terrible injustice that tears them apart, by the USA Today bestselling author of The Nature of Fragile Things and The Last Year of the War . California, 1938-- When she loses her parents in an accident, sixteen-year-old Rosanne is taken in by the owners of the vineyard where she has lived her whole life as the vinedresser's daughter. She moves into Celine and Truman Calvert's spacious house with a secret, however--Rosie sees colors when she hears sound. She promised her mother she'd never reveal her little-understood ability to anyone, but the weight of her isolation and grief prove too much for her. Driven by her loneliness she not only breaks the vow to her mother, but in a desperate moment lets down her guard and ends up pregnant. Banished by the Calverts, Rosanne believes she is bound for a home for unwed mothers. But she soon finds out she is not going to a home of any kind, but to a place that seeks to forcibly take her baby - and the chance for any future babies - from her. Austria, 1947-- After witnessing firsthand Adolf Hitler's brutal pursuit of hereditary purity--especially with regard to "different children"--Helen Calvert, Truman's sister, is ready to return to America for good. But when she arrives at her brother's peaceful vineyard after decades working abroad, she is shocked to learn what really happened nine years earlier to the vinedresser's daughter, a girl whom Helen had long ago befriended. In her determination to find Rosanne, Helen discovers a shocking American eugenics program--and learns that that while the war had been won in Europe, there are still terrifying battles to be fought at home.
LC Classification Number
PS3613.E435O55 2023
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- m***m (2281)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseI’m thrilled with my recent purchase . The website was user-friendly, and the product descriptions were accurate. Customer service was prompt and helpful, answering all my questions. My order arrived quickly, well-packaged, and the product exceeded my expectations in quality. I’m impressed with the attention to detail and the overall experience. I’ll definitely shop here again and highly recommend from this seller to others. Thank you for a fantastic experience!
- a***n (42)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseMistakenly ordered a paperback that I thought was a hardcover, not sellers fault; it was described properly on the listing. Seller still processed a refund the day I went to return the item and let me keep the item anyway. A+++ service. Book arrived quickly in great condition and for a great price. Thank you so much! Amazing seller!
- n***c (93)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseseller was communicative about my shipment, media mail took a while and tracking wasn't updated frequently, but seller communicated to me very quickly on status. the item came new and wrapped as described, though the packaging in it was packed wasn't sturdy and falling apart when it got to me.