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“I think it's time we get to know this amazing author better.”
— Advanced Reading Copy, Apr 27 2024
“The vividness of Berest’s imagination is given all the more force...in quasi-Proustian flashbacks seamed with precise analysis and candid self-disclosure.”
— The Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 26 2024
“A masterfully woven family story covering five generations of women, The Postcard is a true story that reads like a novel, and a historical narrative with lessons still relevant to today.”
— Lilith Magazine, Dec 6 2023
“Will deepen readers’ understanding of that horrific event while clarifying the role of memory, loss, and the past.”
— Library Journal, Dec 4 2023
“Via an intricate web of familial and neighborly relationships, Shannon Bowring brings to life the dramas of this politely distant yet loving community.”
— NPR, Nov 20 2023
“A historical detective story about how to uncover...truths.”
— TIME Magazine, Nov 14 2023
“An “un-put-down-able” book is like a double rainbow—rare and oh so magical.”
— Washington Independent Review of Books, Nov 6 2023
“I highly recommend The Postcard... if only to learn what the true meaning of what it feels like to be the child and grandchild of survivors.”
— The Reporter, Oct 19 2023
“A work of rare grace and importance.”
— The Guardian, Oct 5 2023
“This novel is a beautiful, affecting portrait of mother and daughter searching for their family history.”
— On the Seawall, Jul 12 2023
“Whenever I put it down, I was pulled back by the sheer strength of Berest’s storytelling. Her ability to conjure real people in surreal circumstances while digging deeply into her own psyche is profound.”
— Jewish Journal, Jul 10 2023
★ “[A] brilliant work of autofiction... The book derives enormous power from seemingly small details... This is a gut-wrenching, exceptional work.”
— Shelf Awareness (Starred Review), May 19 2023
“[A] powerful literary work... that contains a single grand-scale act of self-discovery and many moments of historical illumination.”
— The New York Times Book Review, May 16 2023
“Moving…Ms. Berest has done her research, artfully weaving grim facts and figures into her family history…Let’s hope that a book like this, which encompasses both the monstrosities of the past and the dangers of the present, will guard us from complacency.”
— The Wall Street Journal, May 15 2023
“The Postcard recreates in stunning detail the lives of Berest’s lost family members and weaves them into a detective story, loosely centered on the postcard.”
— New York Times, May 15 2023
“The Postcard’s stunning surprise ending...leaves us wondering whether the opposite of memory is not forgetting, but rather indifference."
— The New Yorker, May 12 2023
“The Postcard is a can’t-miss novel from acclaimed French author Anne Berest... Her journey leads her through the history of her family and exposes the secrets her ancestors hid for generations.”
— Chicago Review of Books, May 1 2023
★ “Electrifying... Acknowledging both the horrors of the Holocaust and the humanity of those it targeted, The Postcard is a commanding historical novel.”
— Foreword Reviews (Starred Review), May 1 2023
“Anne Berest’s sweeping autofictional family saga, which traces threads of antisemitism in France from the Holocaust to the present day, has been a sensation in that country, scooping up a basketful of prizes, and being made a finalist for the prestigious Goncourt.”
— The Globe and Mail, Apr 28 2023
“I loved this book so much. I cannot stop thinking about it.”
— Book Riot, Apr 3 2023

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