Talia Carner Bücher

From the author of Jerusalem Maiden comes a remarkable story, inspired by little-known true events, about the thousands of young Jewish women who were trafficked into prostitution at the turn of the 20th century, and whose subjugation helped build Buenos Aires.

Set during the decline of the Ottoman Empire, the story follows Esther Kaminsky, a young Orthodox Jewish woman in Jerusalem, torn between her religious duties and her artistic aspirations. While she grapples with societal expectations to marry and bear children, her dreams of studying in Paris and fulfilling a unique destiny linger. A family tragedy leads her to suppress her desires, compelling her to conform as a "Jerusalem maiden," highlighting the struggle between personal ambition and cultural obligations.

The story follows Nola Sands, an American music icon, who unexpectedly becomes the guardian of a baby during her concert tour in China. Driven by her determination to rescue the infant from a grim fate in an orphanage, she faces mounting challenges, including conflicts with her husband and manager, pressures from her record label, and the interference of global powers intent on silencing her. The narrative explores themes of motherhood, sacrifice, and the clash between personal convictions and professional obligations.

From the author of Jerusalem Maiden comes a mesmerizing, thought-provoking novel that tells the riveting story of an American woman, the daughter of Holocaust survivors, who travels to Russia shortly after the fall of communism, and finds herself embroiled in a perilous mafia conspiracy that could irrevocably destroy her life. Brooke Fielding, a thirty-eight year old New York investment manager and daughter of Jewish Holocaust survivors, finds her life suddenly upended in late September 1993 when her job is unexpectedly put in jeopardy. Brooke accepts an invitation to join a friend on a mission to Moscow to teach entrepreneurial skills to Russian business women, which will also give her a chance to gain expertise in the new, vast emerging Russian market. Though excited by the opportunity to save her job and be one of the first Americans to visit Russia after the fall of communism, she also wonders what awaits her in the country that persecuted her mother just a generation ago. Inspired by the women she meets, Brooke becomes committed to helping them investigate the crime that threatens their businesses. But as the uprising of the Russian parliament against President Boris Yeltsin turns Moscow into a volatile war zone, Brooke will find that her involvement comes at a high cost. For in a city where "capitalism" is still a dirty word, where neighbors spy on neighbors and the new economy is in the hands of a few dangerous men, nothing Brooke does goes unnoticed and a mistake in her past may now compromise her future