Red Anemones by Natalie Barlow

Today, I welcome author Natalie Barlow to the spotlight to share her novel Red Anemones, a moving story that explores family history, identity, and the enduring legacy of the past.

✓ A multi-generational family saga

✓ Secrets buried in letters and diaries

✓ A journey into Jewish identity

✓ The German immigrant experience in America

✓ Inspired by a true story

✓ A story of resilience and new beginnings

Check out the blurb:

Moving among generations of a German-Jewish-
American family, "Red Anemones" is a poignant exploration of the intricate bonds, untold secrets, and unspoken legacies our ancestors bestow upon us.

Natalie Barlow's journey of self-discovery begins when her estranged mother's sudden death releases a storm of unrevealed family secrets reaching back to pre-WWI Germany.

As Natalie navigates the complexities of her newly discovered Jewish identity and her ancestral heritage, she comes face-to-face with the early 20th-century German immigrant experience, which included strong anti-German sentiment and deep antisemitism that prevailed across America.

Through diaries and letters her mother saved, Natalie learns of the personal costs this ugly reality extracted from generations of her own family. Ultimately, she must confront the question of her own identity.

Like Israel's red anemones carpeting the western Negev and Dvira Forest of the Judean foothills year after year, Natalie is determined, no matter the personal costs, to find the courage, resiliency, and passion to embrace the changes that bring new beginnings. Inspired by a true story.

Praise

"Red Anemones by Paula Dáil weaves a powerful narrative inspired by a gripping true story, infusing the text with authenticity and emotional resonance. This book is an absolute must-read for fans of the genre, as it expertly blends enthralling storytelling with fully realised characters and a rich plot.:

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Paula's first publication was a Letter to the Editor of the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper written when she was seven years old. In it she pleaded to spend the newspaper's annual Christmas fund donations to purchase shoes for the impoverished children of Hispanic migrant workers in California's Central Valley.  On the Sunday before Christmas, the letter appeared on the newspaper's front page.

   Later,  after earning a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and entering into a career as an academic research professor of social welfare and public policy, she became widely published in the social sciences.  She has received several awards for her feminist-oriented research, graduate teaching, and non-fiction writing. Her books have won two international book awards, an Independent Publishers Book Award, a  Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, a coveted Booklist Starred Review, and twice been named the Non-fiction  Book of the  Year by the Council for Wisconsin Writers.  Her Letters to the Editor and Op-Eds on contemporary social and political issues are published in various outlets and newspapers around the country. All of these are social justice-driven efforts inspired by Tikkun Olam  -  repairing the broken world we find ourselves living in.

     A native Californian, she spent several years in a Catholic girls'  boarding school but has not been an observant Catholic for most of her adult life.  Ultimately, she abandoned Catholicism in favor of a  spiritual and actual journey leading her closer to her deeper Jewish roots, which she reverently embraces.  She  belongs to B'nai Jeshurun Synagogue in New York City and  currently resides in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest with her award-winning writer husband,  their dog, and various other wildlife.  Across her career, she has authored ten books, so far.

Awards

Council for Wisconsin Writers 2012 August Derleth - Kenneth Kingery Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award
Council for Wisconsin Writers 2016 August Derleth - Norbert Bly Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award
Independent Publisher’s First Place Non-Fiction Award
Literary Titan First Place Award for fiction
Reader’s Choice Second Place Award for fiction
Pinnacle Book Achievement First Place Award
International Book Festival First Place Award
International Book Festival Honorable Mention
Bookfest Second Place Award

Booklist starred review for non-fiction

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