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In one day, her cozy world is split asunder\u2026<\/p>\n

Young and feisty Zelda Levine must escape to far-off America when anti-Semitic villagers falsely accuse her of espionage. She must leave behind her two small children, Yosseleh and Ruchka, her violinist husband, Leizer \u2014 and life as she\u2019s known it. With the outbreak of World War II, Leizer\u2019s plans to join Zelda in America are destroyed; instead, he and the children escape into Polish forests and join a group of partisans.<\/p>\n

But even there, the family is not destined to remain together.<\/p>\n

Zelda, Leizer, Yosseleh, and Ruchka are each left alone \u2014 searching.<\/p>\n

Will they ever be reunited? Will they ever piece together their life as they knew it?<\/p>\n

In this gripping tale, Rochel Istrin mesmerizes readers with a riveting historical backdrop, endearing characters, and a breathtaking plot. Searching is a book you will remember long after the final page is turned, as you join the Levines in their search for each other \u2014 and for themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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