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Love and Treasure

Ayelet Waldman

Ages 14–18

Readers rate it 4.0 (1 on Hardcover)

354 pages · Released Jan 20, 2015

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LGBTQ+ themes

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This is an adult literary novel centered on the Holocaust and its aftermath, exploring themes of loss, moral responsibility, and redemption across generations. While not graphically violent, it deals seriously with Holocaust history and the emotional and ethical complexities of war, making it suitable primarily for mature teens and adults. The book rewards integrity and compassion while examining difficult historical truths.

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From the publisher

A Washington Post Best Book of the Year An Oprah.com Best Book of the Year In 1945, on the outskirts of Salzburg, American soldiers discover a train filled with unspeakable riches: gold watches and wedding rings, picture frames and Shabbat candlesticks. Jack Wiseman is the lieutenant tasked with guarding this treasure... A Washington Post Best Book of the Year An Oprah.com Best Book of the Year In 1945, on the outskirts of Salzburg, American soldiers discover a train filled with unspeakable riches: gold watches and wedding rings, picture frames and Shabbat candlesticks. Jack Wiseman is the lieutenant tasked with guarding this treasure in the chaotic aftermath of war—a responsibility that grows more complicated when he meets Ilona, a fierce, beautiful Hungarian woman who has lost everything in the ravages of the Holocaust. Seventy years later, amid the shadowy world of art dealers who profit off the sins of previous generations, Jack gives a necklace to his granddaughter, Natalie, and charges her with returning it to its owner. And as Natalie searches for the woman whose portrait and unknown fate have come to haunt her, she will come to understand the secret her grandfather took to his grave.

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  • Fiction
  • Romance
  • War
  • History
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Confiscations and contributions
  • Reminiscing in old age
  • Jewish property
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Pendants (Jewelry)
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Families

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