Description
Fever at Dawn has the sweetness of The Rosie Project and the pathos of The Fault in Our Stars . . . A book to fall in love with. Herald Sun Its 1945 and Mikl*s is looking for a wife. The fact that he has six months left to live doesnt discourage him he isnt one to let small problems like that stand in the way, especially not after hes survived a concentration camp. Currently marooned in an all-male sanatorium in Sweden, and desperate to get out, he acquires the names of the 117 Hungarian women also recovering in Sweden and writes each of them a letter in his beautiful cursive hand. Luckily for him, Lili decides to write back.
Drawn from the real-life letters of P*ter G*rdoss parents, and reminiscent of the film
Life Is Beautiful,Fever at Dawn is a vibrant, ribald, and unforgettable tale, showing the death-defying power of the human will to live and to love.
At once heartrending and lighthearted, this romance covers enormous ground in love and war, joy and tragedy. Shelf Awareness, starred review A riveting and high-spirited journey from the brink of death toward life, [Fever at Dawn] asserts the power of love. Julie Orringer, author of The Invisible Bridge