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Sep 04, 20 thats the intriguing premise behind margot 12 stars out of four, the second adult novel by jillian cantor or at least, thats how the book is listed on cantor s official website. Cantors whatif story combines historical fiction with mounting suspense and romance, but above all, it is an ode to the adoration and competition between sisters. In margot, jillian cantor reimagines the life of anne franks older sister, who, along with anne and six. But this unassuming woman harbors a secret that could threaten her newly established life. By jillian cantor if you have read the diary of anne frank, seen any of the movietvstage versions, or heard of world war ii and anything related to it this book is a mustread. I knew nothing about the book margot until i attended a penguin event this spring, and met the lovely author jillian cantor. Margot also kept a diary though it was never found. A troubled pair of love triangles figures in the book one from margot s teenage years in hiding and another in the law office. If huffington post books gave a star rating system for books, margot deserves five bold stars. Brilliantly melding fact and fiction, jillian cantor reimagines the life of that neighbor, and the life of ethel and julius, an ordinaryseeming jewish couple who became the only americans put to death for spying during the cold war. A few years earlier, in 1947, millie stein moves with her husband, ed, and their toddler son, david, into an. The transformation of things, harpercollins 2010 was a target emerging authors pick and a featured alternate in the doubleday book club.
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