THE PLUM TREE: A NOVEL

Book ID/图书代码： 14780012B56239

English Summary/英文概要： A deeply moving and masterfully written story of human resilience and enduring love, The Plum Tree follows a young German woman through the chaos of World War II and its aftermath.

"Bloom where you’re planted," is the advice Christine Bolz receives from her beloved Oma. But seventeen-year-old domestic Christine knows there is a whole world waiting beyond her small German village. It’s a world she’s begun to glimpse through music, books--and through Isaac Bauerman, the cultured son of the wealthy Jewish family she works for.

Yet the future she and Isaac dream of sharing faces greater challenges than their difference in stations. In the fall of 1938, Germany is changing rapidly under Hitler’s regime. Anti-Jewish posters are everywhere, dissenting talk is silenced, and a new law forbids Christine from returning to her job--and from having any relationship with Isaac. In the months and years that follow, Christine will confront the Gestapo’s wrath and the horrors of Dachau, desperate to be with the man she loves, to survive--and finally, to speak out.

Set against the backdrop of the German homefront, this is an unforgettable novel of courage and resolve, of the inhumanity of war, and the heartbreak and hope left in its wake.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这是一关于人类适应力和持久的爱的感人至深的和杰出的故事。《梅树》讲述了一个年轻的德国女性在混乱的第二次世界大战以及之后的故事。

“哪里播种，哪里收获”是Christine Bolz的爱人给她的建议。但是17岁的Chiristine知道有一个超越德国小村庄的全新的世界在等待着他。她通过音乐、书籍以及犹太富豪有教养的儿子Isaac Bauerman来为这个世界工作。

她和Isaac所梦想的未来面临着更大的挑战 than their difference in stations.在1938年的秋天，德国在希特勒政权的统治下变化极为迅速。到处都是反犹太的海报。有异议的谈话是沉默的，一个新的法律禁止Christine继续她的工作，以及禁止她与Isaac有任何往来。在随后的岁月里，Christine都将面对盖世太保的愤怒和达濠集中营的恐怖，渴望与自己所爱的生活在一起，最终，大胆地说了出来。

故事发生在德国情报活动的背景之中，这是一个令人难忘的赋有勇气和决心，以及描写不人道的战争的小说，留下了心碎而活希望。(LNL)

Awards/获奖情况：《梅树》是一个描写英雄主义得失的感人至深的小说，它彰显了人类的精神以及爱的力量是如何穿越不可想象的情境。灵巧的故事和丰富的人物除了描写这部大屠杀和第二次世界大战外，使得这部小说成为人们难以忘怀的记忆。——Pam Jenoff, 《外交官之女》的作者。

这是一部难忘的美好的小说——Anna Jean Mayhew, 八月干草的作者。

在《梅树》里，Ellen Marie Wiseman大胆地探索了复杂的大屠杀。这篇小说有时是痛苦的，但它也是一个在人类历史最困难的背景下衬托出的令人满意的爱情故事。——T. Greenwood, 《两条河流》的作者。

“Although nothing is held back in chronicling the gruesomeness of the Holocaust, the bombing of Germany, and the suffering that millions endured, The Plum Tree also exudes a sense of faith in one’s family, truth and humanity. Its attention to historical detail is to be appreciated, yet these details do not trump the core of the tale, which is both a story about enduring love and the suffering unleashed by Hitler’s mania.The Plum Tree will find good company on the literal or electronic shelves of those who appreciated Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian, Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay, and Night by Elie Wiesel. Though in the same picture frame as these great classics, Ms. Wiseman’s story stands firmly on its own two feet and deserves a bright spotlight on the literary stage.” - The New York Journal

“An unusual point of view on the Holocaust. [The Plum Tree] is a story of star-crossed lovers in a time of genocide…The details are exquisite and very thorough. Young adult readers will find it refreshing to read a different perspective toward WWII Germany. The terrors of the war will ignite compassion and disbelief.” – VOYA Magazine

Recent Notable Foreign Sales - Russian rights for Ellen Marie Wiseman’s PLUM TREE to Arkadia

About the Author/作者介绍： Ellen Marie Wiseman在NYS最后只有一个房间的校舍里上一年级时发现她热爱阅读和写作。她的处女作《梅树》是一个关于二战期间一个年轻的德国女性试图拯救她的犹太爱人的故事，将在2013年1月由肯辛顿发布。Ellen和他的丈夫以及三只狗在安大略省的湖畔平静地生活着。她喜欢做饭，看电影，逛花园，经常跟她的孙女一起欢度时光。她很喜欢你登陆她的Facebook页面以及上她的网站www.ellenmariewiseman.com

Ellen Marie Wiseman discovered her love of reading and writing while attending first grade in one of the last one-room schoolhouses in NYS. Her debut novel The Plum Tree - a WWII story about a young German woman trying to save the love of her life, a Jewish man - will be released by Kensington in January 2013. Ellen lives peacefully on the shores of Lake Ontario with her husband and three dogs, where she loves to cook, watch movies, garden, and spend time with her granddaughters. She would love to have you join her on Facebook, Twitter, and on her web site: www.ellenmariewiseman.com

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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Italian: Newton Compton Spanish: Algaida Swedish: Massolit Forlag Norwegian: Juritzen Forlag Dutch: Kok Turkish: Arkadya Yayinlari Ukrainian: Ranok French French rights to Groupe Geste

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