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THE PAST AND PRESENT COLLIDE

In this deeply emotional novel, author Melanie Dobson masterfully delivers the tragic story of prejudice, while balancing the brokenness with a heartfelt tale of finding hope, healing and love.

One of my favorite authors for her stories that are rich in historic details of the WWII era, Dobson immersed me in the daily life of a young woman in Nuremberg, Germany. Meanwhile, she entertained me with the story of a Holocaust researcher in present day who discovers secrets, long lost answers and romance as the two worlds intersect in this beautiful and profound novel!

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A young girl, kidnapped on the eve of World War II, changes the lives of a German archaeologist forced into the Nazi Party and—decades later—a researcher trying to overcome her own trauma.

1940 | Hanna Tillich cherishes her work as an archaeologist for the Third Reich, searching for the Holy Grail and other artifacts to bolster evidence of a master Aryan race. But when she is reassigned to work as a museum curator in Nuremberg, then forced to marry an SS officer and adopt a young girl, Hanna begins to see behind the Nazi facade. A prayer labyrinth becomes a storehouse for Hanna’s secrets, but as she comes to love Lilly as her own daughter, she fears that what she’s hiding—and what she begins to uncover—could put them both in mortal danger.

Eighty years later, Ember Ellis is a Holocaust researcher intent on confronting hatred toward the Jewish people and other minorities. She reconnects with a former teacher on Martha’s Vineyard after she learns that Mrs. Kiehl’s mother once worked with the Nazi Ahnenerbe. And yet, Mrs. Kiehl describes her mother as “a friend to the Jewish people.” Wondering how both could be true, Ember helps Mrs. Kiehl regain her fractured childhood memories of World War II while at the same time confronting the heartache of her own secret past—and the person who wants to silence Ember forever.

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★★★★★ | I feel as though I had been anticipating this book for months upon hearing about it’s release! I love Melanie Dobson’s other books and simply couldn’t wait for this newest novel to become available. From the first chapter, I was completely immersed in this story and found it very hard to put down.

Melanie Dobson is a master at creating intriguing time slip novels where the past and present collide.

The Curator’s Daughter is no exception and is certainly my favorite of hers, so far! I’m always fascinated with the mastery she displays in creating stories of an era gone by and the present day, weaving them together with details so intricate and mysterious.

I absolutely loved the characters in this book and found it to be a deeply emotional book for me. I felt the story was profound and relevant in today’s day and time. Dobson carefully and delicately details the frightening wars between races over the last several centuries while displaying the tragic repetition our world has in history with prejudices in the human race. Meanwhile, she balances that brokenness with a heartfelt tale of finding healing, hope and love as her story comes alive in the pages. My heart swelled and marveled at how she portrayed such tragedies, while still offering the hope and redemption that comes from a deeply rooted faith in God.

A must-read for sure!

This novel is very well-written. It is beautiful, enriching and very satisfying. I adored the characters, who were well rounded, diverse and relatable. The novel was easy to read, moved at a great pace and I enjoyed the frequent change in point of view as the story unfolded. Overall, I believe those who enjoy time slip novels, novels set in the WWII era, and historical fiction will enjoy this story.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Author Melanie Dobson | Image courtesy of http://melaniedobson.com.

Writing historical and time-slip fiction is Melanie Dobson’s excuse to immerse herself into the past by reading old books, interviewing experts, and exploring fascinating places across the United States and Europe.

Melanie is the award-winning author of twenty historical romance, suspense, and time-slip novels. Three of her novels, Chateau of Secrets, The Silent Order and Love Finds You in Homestead, Iowa, have received Carol Awards, Catching the Wind received the Inspirational Fiction Audie Award, and The Black Cloister was named the ForeWord Religious Fiction Book of the Year.

Melanie received her undergraduate degree in journalism from Liberty University and her master’s degree in communication from Regent University. Prior to her writing career, she was the corporate publicity manager at Focus on the Family and owner of Dobson Media Group.

Melanie met her husband, Jon, in Colorado Springs, but since they’ve been married, the Dobsons have relocated numerous times with Jon’s work including stints in Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Colorado, Berlin, and Southern California. Along with their two daughters, Karlyn and Kiki, they now enjoy their home in the Pacific Northwest. The entire Dobson family loves to travel and hike in both the mountains and along the cliffs above the Pacific, and they enjoy serving together with the orphan care ministry in their church. When Melanie isn’t writing or playing with her family, she enjoys teaching, dancing, and reading inspirational novels.

Learn more about Melanie at http://melaniedobson.com. You can also follow her on Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest.