Kim Van Alkemade discusses and signs Orphan Number Eight

A stunning debut novel of historical fiction set in the forgotten world of New York City's Jewish orphanages.  In 1919, four-year-old Rachel Rabinowitz is placed in the Hebrew Infant Home where Dr. Mildred Solomon is conducting medical research on the children. Dr. Solomon subjects Rachel to an experimental course of X-ray treatments that establish the doctor's reputation while risking the little girl's health. Now it's 1954, and Rachel is a nurse in the hospice wing of the Old Hebrews Home when elderly Dr. Solomon becomes her patient. Realizing the power she holds over the helpless doctor, Rachel embarks on a dangerous experiment of her own design. Before the night shift ends, Rachel will be forced to choose between forgiveness and revenge. Inspired by true events, Orphan #8 is a powerful novel about the human capacity to harm and to love. (William Morrow & Co.)

 

Event date: 
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 - 7:00pm
Event address: 
Book Soup
8818 Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Orphan #8: A Novel By Kim van Alkemade Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062338303
Availability: Usually arrives at our store within 4-7 days
Published: William Morrow Paperbacks - August 4th, 2015