BLOOD YEARS, THE Hardcover

"The Blood Years" by Elana K. Arnold is a harrowing and deeply personal historical novel that chronicles a young woman's struggle to survive the Holocaust in Romania, drawing from the author's grandmother's true experiences. Set in Czernowitz, the story follows Frederieke "Rieke" Teitler and her older sister, Astra, as their seemingly ordinary lives are shattered by the escalating antisemitism and the subsequent invasions by both Russian and German forces. As their world rapidly devolves into a struggle for survival—to keep their grandfather's business, their home, and their lives—Rieke must navigate unimaginable horrors, make agonizing choices, and find the resilience to hold onto what truly matters, all while confronting the brutal realities of war and the complex nature of love and betrayal in the darkest days of the twentieth century.