# A Castle in Brooklyn - Hardcover

by **Shirley Russak Wachtel** (Author)

**Spanning decades, an unforgettable novel about reckoning with the past, the true nature of friendship, and the dream of finding home.**

1944, Poland. Jacob Stein and Zalman Mendelson meet as boys under terrifying circumstances. They survive by miraculously escaping, but their shared past haunts and shapes their lives forever.

Years later, Zalman plows a future on a Minnesota farm. In Brooklyn, Jacob has a new life with his wife, Esther. When Zalman travels to New York City to reconnect, Jacob's hopes for the future are becoming a reality. With Zalman's help, they build a house for Jacob's family and for Zalman, who decides to stay. Modest and light filled, inviting and warm with acceptance--for all of them, it's a castle to call home.

Then an unforeseeable tragedy--and the grief, betrayals, and revelations in its wake--threatens to destroy what was once an unbreakable bond, and Esther finds herself at a crossroads. _A Castle in Brooklyn_ is a moving and heartfelt immigration story about finding love and building a home and family while being haunted by a traumatic past.

**Number of Pages:** 273

**Dimensions:** 1.03 x 8.47 x 5.85 IN

**Publication Date:** January 01, 2023

## Details

- **Price:** 24.95 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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