Eli’s Promise by Ronald H. Balson

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A “fixer” in a Polish town during WWII, his betrayal of a Jewish family, and a search for justice 25 years later—by the winner of the National Jewish Book Award.

Eli’s Promise is a masterful work of historical fiction spanning three eras—Nazi-occupied Poland, the American Zone of post-war Germany, and Chicago at the height of the Vietnam War, all tied together by a common thread. Award-winning author Ronald H. Balson explores the human cost of war, the mixed blessings of survival, and the enduring strength of family bonds.

1939: Eli Rosen lives with his wife Esther and their young son in the Polish town of Lublin, where his family owns a construction company. As a consequence of the Nazi occupation, Eli’s company is Aryanized, appropriated and transferred to Maximilian Poleski—an unprincipled profiteer who peddles favors to Lublin’s subjugated residents, and who knows nothing at all of construction. An uneasy alliance is formed; Poleski will keep the Rosen family safe if Eli will manage the business. Will Poleski honor his promise or will their relationship end in betrayal and tragedy?

1946: Eli resides with his son in a displaced persons camp in Allied occupied Germany hoping for a visa to America. His wife has been missing since the war. One man may know what has happened to her. Is he the same man who is now sneaking around the camps selling illegal visas?

1965: Eli Rosen rents a room in Albany Park, Chicago. He is on a mission. With patience, cunning, and relentless focus, Eli navigates Chicago’s unfamiliar streets and dangerous political backrooms, searching for the truth. Powerful and emotional, Eli’s Promise is a rich, rewarding novel of World War II and a husband’s quest for justice.

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File Name:elis-promise-by-ronald-h-balson.epub
Original Title:Eli's Promise
Creator:Ronald H. Balson
Language:en-US
Identifier:9781250271471
Publisher:St. Martin's Publishing Group
File Size:2.726 MB

Table of Content

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Copyright Notice
4. Dedication
5. Epigraph
6. Part I

Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four: Lublin
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen: Föhrenwald
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five

7. Part II

Chapter Twenty-Six: Albany Park
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six

8. Part III

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Lublin
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-Two: Föhrenwald
Chapter Forty-Three
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Five: Albany Park
Chapter Forty-Six
Chapter Forty-Seven
Chapter Forty-Eight: Lublin
Chapter Forty-Nine
Chapter Fifty
Chapter Fifty-One
Chapter Fifty-Two
Chapter Fifty-Three
Chapter Fifty-Four
Chapter Fifty-Five
Chapter Fifty-Six: Föhrenwald
Chapter Fifty-Seven
Chapter Fifty-Eight
Chapter Fifty-Nine: Albany Park
Chapter Sixty
Chapter Sixty-One
Chapter Sixty-Two: Föhrenwald
Chapter Sixty-Three
Chapter Sixty-Four
Chapter Sixty-Five: Albany Park
Chapter Sixty-Six
Chapter Sixty-Seven: Föhrenwald
Chapter Sixty-Eight
Chapter Sixty-Nine: Albany Park
Chapter Seventy

9. Epilogue
10. Acknowledgments
11. Also by Ronald H. Balson
12. About the Author
13. Newsletter Sign-up
14. Contents
15. Copyright

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