First published 2015
Leo Gursky is an aging Holocaust survivor, his life a quiet testament to enduring loss. Across the city, Alma Singer is a young girl grappling with her mother's recent death. As their parallel stories unfold, a long-buried connection between them emerges, a shared history of heartbreak and hope. With tenderness and wit, "History of Love" illuminates the power of memory to shape our lives, for better or worse.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Poland, New York
Period: 20th Century, 21st Century
252 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books