A flicker of hope found in a war-torn world
Bound together across time, two
women discover
a powerful connection through one survivor's story
Just like a single
candle can brighten a dark room, a glimmer of hope can sustain the soul in dark
times. In her highly-anticipated second novel, Kristy Cambron shines a light on
the resiliency of the human spirit in A Sparrow in Terezin (Thomas Nelson/April 7, 2015/ISBN: 978-1401690618/$15.99).
A Sparrow in Terezin shares the heart-wrenching truth of the Terezin concentration camp
during WWII. Of the approximate 150,000 prisoners who passed through Terezin,
nearly 90,000 were deported to extermination camps. Of the 15,000 children sent
to Terezin, fewer than 100 survived. Despite the lack of basic sanitation, food
and clean water though, an arts community thrived there, even among the
children. “The art of these children
refused to leave my heart,” Cambron admits. “The images are so heart-wrenching, they beg for a voice. It’s because
of them that Sophie and Kája’s story was born.”
In parallel stories, readers are introduced in the present day to Sera
James. With the grand opening of her new art gallery and a fairytale wedding
just around the corner, Sera feels she’s stumbled into a charmed life — until a
brutal legal battle against her fiancé, William Hanover, threatens to destroy
her carefully planned future. Now, after an eleventh-hour wedding ceremony and
a callous arrest, William faces a decade in prison for a crime he didn’t commit,
and Sera must battle the scathing accusations that threaten her family and hopes
for a future.
In 1939, decades before Sera was born, Kája Makovsky narrowly escapes occupied Prague and is forced to leave
behind her half-Jewish family. Kája is working as a reporter for the Daily Telegraph in England
when she discovers the terror has followed her across the Channel in the
shadowy form of the London Blitz. When she learns Jews are being exterminated
by the thousands on the continent, Kája has no choice but to return to her
mother city, risking her life to smuggle her family to freedom.
Connecting across a century through Holocaust survivor Sophie, who was a
child in the Terezin concentration camp, Sera and Kája will discover a powerful
kinship. In this tale of hope and survival, these two women must cling to their
faith to protect all they hold dear — even if it means placing their own
futures on the line.
Above all, Cambron hopes readers
walk away from A Sparrow in Terezin encouraged that no matter what life
brings them, they can find strength, courage and beauty in a life
following Christ.
A Sparrow in Terezin is the follow-up to Cambron’s critically-acclaimed
debut novel, The Butterfly and the Violin, which has garnered numerous awards, including being named
to Library Journal Reviews’ “Best
Books of 2014.”
“This
heart-wrenching sequel to Cambron’s
acclaimed debut, The Butterfly and the Violin, once again deftly
interlaces dual plots and time lines between the present and World War II.”
~ Library
Journal starred review
(selected as Christian fiction “pick of the month”)
“Cambron
is a marvelous new star in historical romance. A Sparrow in Terezin has
it all: suspense, romance, World War II history and a dual story line that
doesn’t let the reader catch her breath. Highly recommended!”
~ Colleen Coble, USA Today best-selling
author of the Hope Beach series
“In
A Sparrow in Terezin Kristy Cambron’s poignant prose reminds us of the
15,000 children sent to Terezin Concentration Camp during World War II — fewer
than 100 of those children survived. What Cambron has mastered is writing
novels that are a testament to the past . . . to a time of both unfathomable
loss and courageous sacrifice that we should honor in our hearts and minds.”
~Beth K. Vogt, author of Somebody
Like You
“Compelling,
haunting and impossible to put down, Kristy Cambron’s second novel in her
Hidden Masterpiece series is as intriguing and beautifully written as The
Butterfly and the Violin. Two stories in two time periods, skillfully
woven, began with the unexpected and kept me turning pages to the very end.
Highly recommended.”
~Cathy Gohlke, Christy Award-winning
author of Saving Amelie and Band of Sisters
Kristy Cambron fancies life as a vintage-inspired
storyteller. Her debut historical novel, The
Butterfly and the Violin (Thomas
Nelson, 2014), was named to Library
Journal Reviews’ “Best Books of 2014,” Family
Fiction’s “Top Ten Novels of 2014” and received nominations for RT Reviewers’ Choice Awards “Best
Inspirational Novel of 2014” and the 2015 INSPY Award for “Best Debut Novel.”
Her second novel, A Sparrow in Terezin
(Thomas Nelson, April 2015), was named Library
Journal Reviews’ “Pick of the Month (Christian Fiction)” for February 2015.
Cambron is an art/design manager at TheGROVEstory.com
storytelling ministry. She holds a degree in art history from Indiana
University and has nearly 15 years of experience in instructional design and communications
for a Fortune-100 company. She lives in Indiana with her husband and three
football-loving sons, where she can probably be bribed with a coconut mocha
latte and a good Christian fiction read.
For more information about Kristy Cambron or A Sparrow in Terezin, visit www.kristycambron.com, become a fan on Facebook (KCambronAuthor) or
follow her on Twitter (@KCambronAuthor).
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