The Mark of the Angel: A Novel-Fast Shipping

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A “compelling and highly original” debut novel (Arthur Golden, national bestselling author of Memoirs of a Geisha) of three lives woven together by longing, fate, betrayal, and the weight of history. • “At once [a] love story, war tale and psychological thriller…. An engaging, intelligent novel.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer

This novel marks the stuning American debut of an internationally acclaimed the narrative drive of
Birdsong with the emotional resonance of
The Reader, The Mark of the Angel is a haunting and unforgettable tale.

The year is 1957, and the place is Paris, where the psychic wounds of World War II have barely begun to heal and the Algerian war is about to , an emotionally damaged young German woman, arrives on the doorstep of Raphael, a privileged musician who finds her reserve hires her, and over the next few days seduces her and convinces her to marry when Raphael sends Saffie on an errand to the Jewish ghetto, where she meets András, a Hungarian instrument maker, each of their lives will be altered in startling and unexpected Saffie learns to feel again, her long buried memories coupled with the inexorable flow of historical forces beyond anyone’s control, create a tableau of epic tragedy.
The Mark of the Angel is a mesmerizing novel of love, betrayal, and the ironies of history.