Even in Darkness
A Novel

Every time I think about this book, my heart sighs with hope a little. It's a hard subject - a woman living in Germany under the growing Nazi regime, a woman finding herself as she lives through that circumstance, a woman loving hard in that time - but Stark-Nemon has done a beautiful rendering of a......more

As a rule, I’m not a big fan of contemporary fiction and would only call a handful truly great. In my humble opinion, Even in Darkness is certainly one of those, and it could easily contend for the Pulitzer. Barbara Stark-Nemon has taken what is obviously a family story and instead of “fictionalizing......more

When judging this book, it's only fair to take into consideration the authors research and analysis of the topic. Although a work of fiction, the author draws on family history to put a new spin on her writing. The result is her story is very in depth to the point of almost monotonous. As a fan of W......more

One of the best books about the holocaust that I've ever read. A testament to the resiliency of the human spirit!......more

I'm a sucker for World War II fiction. There really isn't any other way to put it. That being said, I was very excited to get into Barbara Stark-Nemon's EVEN IN DARKNESS. The story she writes is one of those tricky historical fiction ones that are based on actual events, in this case her great-aunt......more