A Time for Tears
by Jerilynn Jones Henrikson
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Pub Date 1 Dec 2020 | Archive Date 22 Dec 2020
Meadowlark Press | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
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Description
World War II contains millions of stories, for it affected millions of lives. A Time for Tears examines three. André Jabot, a teenage French aristocrat, is enraged by the killing of his young brother as the Nazis blitz the nearby village of Soissons. He swears vengeance and finds his way to England to join De Gaulle and the Resistance. Daniel Hagelman, a young Jewish grocer from Kansas, cannot turn his back on the horror of Hitler’s Nazis and travels to England to volunteer in the Royal Air Force, leaving behind a wife and newborn baby girl. Fifteen-year-old Rachel Ropfogel’s parents, upper class Parisian Jews, see the oncoming disaster as France falls to the Nazis. They arrange sanctuary for their daughter in the remote village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon where she assumes a new identity, Simon Bouret, a twenty-year-old art teacher. Each of these characters become members of the French Resistance and find themselves pursued by the relentless SS officer, Fredrik Haught. Murder, torture, chaos, orphaned children, caged babies, starving captives: cyanide tablets become a reasonable alternative. In war, many die, some survive. War ends, but only if survivors remember and teach future generations what they have learned, only if they remember A Time for Tears.
Advance Praise
“. . . Now more than ever, we, as a society, can recognize 'man’s inhumanity to man' and make conscious decisions to avoid duplicating history. If you respect those who have courage and are willing to make sacrifices for the benefit of others, you will appreciate this historical WWII fictional account of children and adult Jews in France who faced extreme conditions. Not for the faint of heart, A Time for Tears presents inspiring characters who portray thoughtful, brilliant, and elusive victims during the Holocaust . . . Constantly maneuvering and assessing every situation, Henrikson’s realistic characters faced untold crimes against humanity and were pivotal in the Resistance efforts. Influences of General Eisenhower, over 200,000 Kansans, and more than two million Americans bring this story home. Woven into the plot twists were amazing connections building background and powerfully gripping the reader’s attention with gruesome statistics of appalling violence. Ever vigilant were both sides of this catastrophe. From the touching sentiment of stoic parents to the merciless militant Nazis, A Time for Tears validates the selfless and charitable actions of the innocent . . .”
—Carmaine Ternes, Librarian, Author, Presenter
“A Time for Tears provides an unflinching history lesson through the experiences of its characters and is brought to a satisfying conclusion.”
–Beverley Olson Buller, author of From Emporia: The Story of William Allen White
“The book is riveting, powerful, tender, and will touch many hearts & thirsty minds.”
—Gary and Barbara Bleeker, retired Young Adult Literature Specialists, Emporia State University
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781734247787 |
| PRICE | US$11.99 (USD) |
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