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1. Kim Van , Alkemade

Upstate

A grieving writer. An abandoned bookshop. A secret love story hidden in letters.From New York Times bestselling author Kim van Alkemade comes an unforgettable novel about found family, healing, and the power of the past to reshape the present.Thirty-four-year-old writer Audrey Beacon is grieving alone during lockdown when a post about a bookshop for sale in upstate New York pops into her social media feed like a lifeline. Enthralled by the historic house and the massive barn bursting with books, Audrey impulsively makes an offer. Soon, she’s cashing out her savings, loading her possessions into her dead husband’s van, and fleeing Manhattan for the village of Schuywich, determined to outrun the ghosts of her past.In 1956, it’s love at first sight when Schuywich librarian Hazel McIntyre meets dashing magazine writer Evelyn Cabot at a summer camp in Maine that discreetly promises a “different vacation for professional women.” By summer’s end, Evelyn has left Greenwich Village to move into an old farmhouse she’s bought in Hazel’s hometown. In her new column, “A Woman’s Place,” Evelyn writes about her adventures renovating a house, tending to sheep, and opening a bookshop in her barn with help from the woman readers know only as her “roommate.” Privately, Hazel chronicles their six-decade love story in a series of letters that abruptly end when they’re forced to abandon the bookshop in 2015.Reopening the bookshop in the summer of 2020 attracts a quirky community of villagers who continuously interrupt Audrey’s solitude: An unemployed Broadway set designer. An ambitious teenage entrepreneur. A story-telling Adirondack grandmother. Then there’s Sam Rensselaer, the distractingly handsome representative of the agriculture extension. Past and present begin to converge when Audrey finds “A Woman’s Place,” in a stack of old magazines, but it’s the discovery of Hazel’s letters that brings hidden love and long-buried family secrets to light. Will Audrey find the courage to heal the wounds of the past—including her own?

1. Kim van Alkemade

Tel de sterren

1960, New York. Rita Klein moet haar studie opgeven omdat ze zwanger raakt. Ze leert Jacob Nassy kennen, een Nederlandse man wiens moeder verdwenen is in de oorlog. Als Rita ontdekt dat de Jodenvervolging in Nederland werd georganiseerd met behulp van het soort Hollerith-computers waar ze op de universiteit mee gewerkt heeft, gaat ze op zoek naar informatie over Jacobs moeder. 1941, Den Haag. Cornelia Vogel werkt met de nieuwe Hollerith-computers, waarmee de nazi’s nauwkeurig alle Nederlandse inwoners registreren. Als ze beseft dat de volkstelling wordt gebruikt om Joden te vervolgen, zet ze alles op het spel om haar Joodse vriendin en geheime liefde Leah te helpen ontsnappen. Voor deze aangrijpende roman vond Kim van Alkemade inspiratie in haar eigen familiegeschiedenis.

1. Kim Van Alkemade

Counting Lost Stars

1. Kim van Alkemade

Counting Lost Stars

“Orphan #8 peers unflinchingly into a little-known chapter of America’s history, an orphanage where innocent children are experimented upon in the name of science. With rare honesty and emotional courage, Kim van Alkemade tackles some of the largest ethical questions of our time. Yet the sense of moral outrage that permeates this novel is tempered by an understanding that all our paths are a complicated series of missteps. Orphan # 8 will leave you breathless, eager to turn each page, until you reach its dramatic and utterly beautiful ending.” — Dolen Perkins Valdez, author of Balm on Orphan #8 “Kim van Alkemade has moxie. In her provocative novel, family is saturated with betrayal, care is interrupted by ambition and desire, and the past is intimately explored, invoking the abandoned child in all of us. Orphan # 8 brims with complicated passions and pitch-perfect historical details. A riveting, memorable debut.” — Catherine Zobal Dent, author of Unfinished Stories of Girls on Orphan #8 "Powerful and haunting, Counting Lost Stars is historical fiction at its finest. Brilliantly connecting two time lines, Van Alkemade explores a little-known aspect of Nazi depravity in using techonology to further its murderous aims, a technology that computer programmer Rita Klein years later will ultimately turn to redemptive and life-changing use. Counting Lost Stars offers moments of connection and reconnection that will leave the reader breathless, and a much-needed portrayal of humanity at its finest, and most selfless, to inspire us all."   — Natalie Jenner, Internationally bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society and Bloomsbury Girls A page turner that kept me staying up late and rising early to find out what happened next, this is a cautionary tale of the dangers of data collection in the hands of a despotic government that thrives on hate and divisiveness. The novel is a call to us to reconsider the scope and implication of our running headlong into every technological advance as the narrative subtly reminds us of the possible repercussions of these new capabilities. Kim van Alkemade is a masterful storyteller in the best sense of the word.  — Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, author of A Woman of Endurance and Daughters of the Stone I loved this book. — Armando Lucas Correa, author of The Night Travelers "Two separate, poignant love stories that evolve into extraordinary tales of sacrifice and survival, heartbreak and hope. Written by a master storyteller through gorgeous prose. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough!" — Genevieve Graham, USA Today Bestselling Author of The Forgotten Home Child "A sad and moving story that covers forced adoption, Nazi atrocities, and finding love in adverse situations. The writing is magnificent and pulls the reader intimately into the story, hoping for a good ending but knowing it to be unlikely." — Booklist

1. Kim van Alkemade

Bachelor Girl

1. Kim van Alkemade

Orphan #8

"Kim van Alkemade has moxie. In her provocative novel, family is saturated with betrayal, care is interrupted by ambition and desire, and the past is intimately explored, invoking the abandoned child in all of us. Orphan # 8 brims with complicated passions and pitch-perfect historical details. A riveting, memorable debut." -- Catherine Zobal Dent, author of Unfinished Stories of Girls "Inspired by actual events, van Alkemade crafts a powerful story of festering vengeance and redemption that touches readers on many levels. Alkemade has managed to incorporate many emotions into her thoughtful debut, emotions that linger long after the last page is turned." -- RT Book Reviews "This book is utterly unputdownable. At once atmospheric, disturbing and absolutely engrossing, it poses a host of moral questions; I fully anticipate that it will become popular with book clubs." -- Historical Novels Review "A sure book club pick and a strong debut, this title functions well on multiple levels and will appeal to a broad readership." -- Lambda Literary Review Even non-aficionados of historical fiction will find much to savor in this remarkable novel. Its themes and artistry will linger in reader memory. Orphan #8 is a remarkable work, well rooted in some little-known history... a broad landscape of issues, superbly rendered. -- GLBT Reviews, American Library Association's LGBT Round Table "...van Alkemade succeeds in bringing to light a fascinating and little-known chapter of history...she vividly chronicles her heroine's pain, resilience and capacity to be honest with those who loved her, with those who betrayed her, and ultimately with herself." -- Lillith Magazine