Jillian cantor takes anne franks story into what if territory with her book margot. Anne frank has long been a symbol of bravery and hope, but there were two sisters hidden in the annex, two young jewish girls, one a cultural icon made famous by her published diary and the other, nearly forgotten. Cantor s whatif story combines historical fiction with mounting suspense and romance, but above all, it is an ode to the adoration. I knew nothing about the book margot until i attended a penguin event this spring, and met the lovely author jillian cantor. Their mother calls them the september sisters, because their birthdays are only a day apart, and pretends that theyre best friends. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Not only did it deal with past and present, but cantor was presenting history in a new way.
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Based on the premise that anne franks sister margot had lived. O, the oprah magazine a story of sisters that imagines anne frank s sister margot survived world war ii and was living in america, from the author of the lost letter and. While i expected the lost letter to be intriguing, i never expected for it to become my favorite novel of the year so far. Mom, dreamer, animal rescuer, history reimaginer, novelist. In another time returns readers to the place for which jillian cantor is known and adored. Jillian cantor is the author of several novels for teens and adults, including, most recently, margot, a reimagining of anne franks sister in postwar america. She is the author of awardwinning novels for teens and adults, including, most recently, the critically acclaimed the lost letter, the hours count, and margot. Jillian cantor reimagines what might have happened had anne franks sister margot survived and come to live in postwar america. Jillian cantor is the author of awardwinning novels including, most recently, the critically acclaimed the hours count and margot. Jillian cantor is the author of the critically acclaimed novel, margot. She is the author of awardwinning novels for teens and adults, including, most recently, the critically acclaimed the hours count and margot, which was a more about jillian cantor. Read the other einstein by marie benedict for free on hoopla. I remember her telling me about her book and thinking that it sounded like a fascinating and moving concept, but in my head, i was pretty sure that id never read it for myself.
Brilliantly melding fact and fiction, jillian cantor reimagines the life of that neighbor, and the life of ethel and julius, an ordinaryseeming jewish couple who became the only americans put to death for spying during the cold war. Profoundly moving and real, jillian cantor has written a masterpiece. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Cantors whatif story combines historical fiction with mounting suspense and romance, but above all, it is an ode to the adoration and competition between sisters. Margot jillian cantor collections search united states. The september sisters by jillian cantor nook book ebook.
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Then becky disappears in the middle of the night, and a torn gold chain with a sapphire heart charm is the only clue to the mystery of her kidnapping. Thats the intriguing premise behind margot 12 stars out of four, the second adult novel by jillian cantor or at least, thats how the book is listed on cantors official website. Sep 04, 20 thats the intriguing premise behind margot 12 stars out of four, the second adult novel by jillian cantor or at least, thats how the book is listed on cantors official website. Sep 15, 20 one of the books on our hotoffthepress list is margot by jillian cantor, and its my honor and pleasure to share this interview with you. She is the author of awardwinning novels for teens and adults, including, most recently, the critically acclaimed the hours count and margot, which was a. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Jan 03, 2014 listen to margot audiobook by jillian cantor. She is the author of awardwinning novels for teens and adults, including, most recently, the critically acclaimed the hours count and margot, which was a library reads pick.