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The Houseguest : A Novel by Brooks, Kim is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Houseguest : A Novel about?

An "evocative" historical novel set on the eve of America's involvement in World War II that follows a Russian immigrant family who agree to take in a dazzling Jewish actress to save her from the atrocities raging through Europe ( The New York Times ). It is the summer of 1941 and Abe Auer, a Russian immigrant and small–town junkyard owner, has become disenchanted with his life. So when his friend Max Hoffman, a local rabbi with a dark past, asks Abe to take in a European refugee, he agrees, unaware that the woman coming to live with him is a volatile and alluring actress named Ana Beidler. Ana regales the Auer family with tales of her lost stardom and charms and mystifies Abe with her glamour and unabashed sexuality, forcing him to confront his own desire as well as the ghost of his dead brother. As news filters out of Europe, American Jews struggle to make sense of the atrocities. Some want to bury their heads in the sand while others want to create a Jewish army that would fight Hitler and promote bold, wide–spread rescue initiatives. And when a popular Manhattan synagogue is burned to the ground, our characters begin to feel the drumbeat of war is marching ever closer to home.

Who reads The Houseguest : A Novel?

Author

Brooks, Kim

Publisher

Counterpoint : Made available through hoopla

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781619026056

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, History

Rating

3.6 / 5 (147 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14