Between These Walls
by Michael Newman
GENRE: Historical Thriller
PUBLICATION DATE: 03/26/2020
DESCRIPTION:
When Jewish, New York art curator Daniel Singer, adopted at the end of WW2 under tragic circumstances by US Army Medical Corps Colonel Samuel Singer and his wife, receives a mysterious package of documents from Berlin, revealing that his birth father was a Nazi war criminal, it set him off on a journey of discovery through the life and experiences of three families, two German, one American, from the end of WW1 through the rise of Adolf Hitler, WW2, the Holocaust, the founding of the State of Israel and three Middle East wars. His journey, including a secret mission for the Mossad, reveals the life changing meaning of identity, the importance of loyalty and the overwhelming burden of family ties, and allows him the opportunity to right the most heinous of wrongs.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Michael Newman is the son of Hungarian Holocaust survivors, escaping to Canada during the 1956 Hungarian uprising against Communist rule. He served in the Canadian armed forces and was on the front lines of the Second Israel-Lebanon War in 2006, returning to blog for Canada’s daily newspaper, the National Post, on the War. He is a retired real estate executive and lives on Toronto, Canada’s waterfront with his wife and dog.
REVIEWS:
Debut author Michael Newman receives national recognition through the NEW YORK CITY BIG BOOK AWARD® in the category of Historical Fiction as a Distinguished Favorite.
The competition is judged by experts from different aspects of the book industry, including publishers, writers, editors, book cover designers and professional copywriters. Selected award winners and distinguished favorites are based on overall excellence.
"Newman’s gripping debut novel draws on first-person accounts of people who survived imprisonment in concentration camps during WWII, creatively combining several plotlines into a compelling narrative. Parallel stories highlight Maj. Bruno Schmidt’s rise in the ranks of Hitler’s Nazi Party and attorney Arnold Weisz’s efforts to protect his family from Nazi persecution." — Book Life/Publisher's Weekly
COMPARATIVE FILM/BOOK:
"A Small Light," "The World on Fire," "The Tattooist of Auschwitz"
CASTING:
Daniel Singer - Chris Hemsworth, Bruno Schmidt - Lucas Till, Steffi Hartmann - Natalie Portman
PRIMARY VENUES/LOCATIONS WITHIN THE BOOK:
Berlin, Austria, New York, Budapest, Israel
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