“In scene after breathtaking scene, we relive a time of great hope when getting at the truth was possible. A truly inspiring debut.”
—Alice Elliott Dark, author of
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They Were Good Germans Once
“The author’s tone is often elegiac. . . .A thoughtful, notable addition to the literature of the Holocaust and those survivors who started anew in America. . .a poignant memoir.”
—Kirkus Reviews
August 2024
Animals of the Alpine Front
“This plainspoken account of the personal and social costs of war displays great empathy for those swept up in its maelstrom.”
—Kirkus Reviews
September 2024
The Greta Garbo Home for Wayward Boys and Girls
“A gossipy, raunchy memoir… Sex looms large in lively episodic chapters as Gaines recounts the gritty ambience of New York in the 1970s. At Max’s Kansas City, the Factory, and Studio 54, he cavorted with characters that led to his unlikely—and ultimately successful—career as a writer.”
—Kirkus Reviews
November 2024
Water Finds a Way
“Full of grit and atmosphere, suspense and feeling—a powerful and promising debut.”
— (starred review)