An Epiphany in Lilacs - Dorbian, Iris
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An Epiphany in Lilacs is a novel set in a displaced persons camp outside Hamburg, Germany, following the end of World War II. After liberation in May 1945, Daniel, a 14-year-old Latvian Jew, is treated in a field hospital in the British zone of partitioned Germany. A survivor of various concentration camps, Daniel fights to recover from starvation and disease. Racked by nightmares, a nearly nightly occurrence, Daniel finds sleep almost impossible. Through his love of nature and pre-war memories, Daniel struggles to find comfort. He forms an intriguing bond with an older German gentile, another…mehr

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An Epiphany in Lilacs is a novel set in a displaced persons camp outside Hamburg, Germany, following the end of World War II. After liberation in May 1945, Daniel, a 14-year-old Latvian Jew, is treated in a field hospital in the British zone of partitioned Germany. A survivor of various concentration camps, Daniel fights to recover from starvation and disease. Racked by nightmares, a nearly nightly occurrence, Daniel finds sleep almost impossible. Through his love of nature and pre-war memories, Daniel struggles to find comfort. He forms an intriguing bond with an older German gentile, another survivor. Later on, as he joins a theater troupe, Daniel tries to move on with his life, yet is still searching for his mother and two sisters.
Autorenporträt
Iris Dorbian is a longtime professional journalist whose articles and essays have appeared in myriad outlets that include Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Crain's New York Business, Playbill, Backstage and HBO's "Inspiration Room." She is the author of several novels, among them Sentenced to Shakespeare, which was published by Sunbury Press/Milford House Press in July 2019; and the award-winning Next Stop, Boston, which was published by Black Pawn Press in October 2023.