{"product_id":"9781250805379-elis-promise-a-novel","title":"Balson Ronald H. - Eli's Promise A Novel - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: \" National Jewish Book Award winner Ron Balson returns triumphantly with Eli's Promise a captivating saga of the Holocaust and its aftermath spanning decades and continents. Readers will not be able to put this book down but will turn the pages compulsively with heart in throat eager to learn the fate of the Rosen family. Balson's meticulous historical detail vivid prose and unforgettable characters further solidify his place among the most esteemed writers of historical fiction today.\" Pam Jenoff New York Times Bestselling Author of The Lost Girls of Paris A \"fixer\" in a Polish town during World War II his betrayal of a Jewish family and a search for justice 25 years later by the winner of the National Jewish Book Award. Eli's Promise is a masterful work of historical fiction spanning three eras Nazi - occupied Poland the American Zone of post - war Germany and Chicago at the height of the Vietnam War. Award - winning author Ronald H. Balson explores the human cost of war the mixed blessings of survival and the enduring strength of family bonds.1939: Eli Rosen lives with his wife Esther and their young son in the Polish town of Lublin where his family owns a construction company. As a consequence of the Nazi occupation Eli's company is Aryanized appropriated and transferred to Maximilian Poleski an unprincipled profiteer who peddles favors to Lublin's subjugated residents. An uneasy alliance is formed; Poleski will keep the Rosen family safe if Eli will manage the business. Will Poleski honor his promise or will their relationship end in betrayal and tragedy?1946: Eli resides with his son in a displaced persons camp in Allied - occupied Germany hoping for a visa to America. His wife has been missing since the war. One man is sneaking around the camps selling illegal visas; might he know what has happened to her?1965: Eli rents a room in Albany Park Chicago. He is on a mission. With patience cunning and relentless focus he navigates unfamiliar streets and dangerous political backrooms searching for the truth. Powerful and emotional Ronald H. Balson's Eli's Promise is a rich rewarding novel of World War II and a husband's quest for justice.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: Eli's Promise A Novel\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Balson Ronald H.\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: St Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781250805379\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 384 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 8\/31\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Historical Fiction","brand":"Balson Ronald H.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49614879818033,"sku":"IN-G-9781250805379","price":15.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9781250805379.jpg?v=1724616318","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781250805379-elis-promise-a-novel","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}