Glass Flowers & Diamond Stickpins
by Mary Ann Noe
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“A thrilling read this, the dual narrative with its vivid contrasts makes for a terrifying chiaroscuro. Bravo! - Kerry Greenwood, author of the Corinna Chapman series New Release
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A desperate race across Europe. Is time running out?
In late-1930s Europe, not everyone is attentive enough to see what the future holds–certain war. In Prague, however, prescient Jaroslav Blaschka is desperate to transport his family’s wealth beyond the reach of the Nazis. In New York, Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt are still confident enough to travel on their annual trek to Paris. As these three lives come closer and closer together, they are all pulled into Hitler’s maelstrom, encountering a multitude of terrors and horrors.
Once their paths cross, the Lunts attempt to carry out Jaroslav’s wishes, while he disappears into the turbulence and looming death of World War II Europe. Moving from Czechoslovakia, Germany, France, England, New York City, and, ultimately, to Ten Chimneys, the Lunts’ Wisconsin home, Lynn and Alfred must face the final showdown with Hitler’s henchmen, struggling to survive while hoping against hope Jaroslav will do the same.
Once their paths cross, the Lunts attempt to carry out Jaroslav’s wishes, while he disappears into the turbulence and looming death of World War II Europe. Moving from Czechoslovakia, Germany, France, England, New York City, and, ultimately, to Ten Chimneys, the Lunts’ Wisconsin home, Lynn and Alfred must face the final showdown with Hitler’s henchmen, struggling to survive while hoping against hope Jaroslav will do the same.
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Mary Ann Noe is the author of the novels Deserving of Murder, Water the Color of Slate, A Handful of Pearls and To Know Her, as well as the children's fantasy book Hannah's Eyes.
Mary Ann is a Pushcart Prize nominee and has published short fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Her work has appeared in numerous literary journals, including Dash Literary Journal, Choeofplerin Press, Months to Years, and Pure Slush. Now retired from teaching high school English and psychology, Mary Ann has more time to write and lives in happy communion with nature in Wisconsin. |
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