I'll Remember You

by Deborah Packer

GENRE: Historical Fiction
PUBLICATION DATE: 07/26/2021
DESCRIPTION:

Based on a true family tale. Home front, 1943, in the shadow of anti-Semitism and racism, an idealistic small-town Jewish girl and complex Jewish soldier from Brooklyn with horrific memories of a childhood in war-torn WWI Poland, struggle to keep a whirlwind marriage alive in face of war, personal challenges and childhood trauma as they coast along on the quicksand of their hurried vows.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Deborah Packer holds a Master’s Degree in Speech from the University of Michigan and has worked professionally as an actress in Toronto and LA on stage, film and TV. She's written and performed sketch comedy in clubs in NY and LA, and written two screenplays. I'll Remember You (originally a screenplay) is her first novel.

REVIEWS:

“A historically accurate and intimate portrait of people scarred by war and intolerance, and their perseverance — a love story and war story filled with details of American life in the early 40s — based on a true family story.” —BookTrib.com

“An entertaining and moving experience filled with well-developed and wonderfully rich characters along with thought-provoking historical perspective.” —Amazon reviewer

“The empathy with which the author approached the racism of the 30s and 40s was honestly captured. Good storytelling in light prose.” —Goodreads reviewer

“A wonderful story about love and war and life!” —Goodreads reviewer

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