Perilous Beautiful World
A Novel
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Perilous Beautiful World
Narrated by:
Saskia Maarleveld
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Saskia Maarleveld
An exquisite historical odyssey about three ordinary people ensnared in World War I’s chaotic aftermath. Though strangers at first, their fates will entwine indelibly in their life-or-death quests for refuge, family, and meaning.
Mathilde is a recently married young woman in a Russian shtetl south of Kyiv. Despite the ongoing hardships and violence, she is filled with hope for the life she is building with her new husband and prays the civil war roiling their country will soon end. But one afternoon a horrific event forces her from the only home she has ever known, and an epic journey begins.
In frigid northern Russia, Michael is an American soldier working as an interpreter and translator. Dismayed that the troops there, who should have gone home after the armistice, are now caught up in Russia’s civil war, he angers his superior officer and is sent to the front lines. He soon finds himself in a firefight that will propel him into dangers of a very different kind.
And on the embattled streets of Lvov, Poland, parentless children struggle to survive. Sunny, a young boy, is one of them. With no memory of his early life, he imagines that he is a prince separated from his royal parents. When he becomes untethered from the gang of kids who have been both his family and his protection for longer than he can remember, he must risk trusting someone new if he is to make it through what lies ahead.
Based on true events and the author’s family history, Perilous Beautiful World is a powerful, sweeping tale of courage, perseverance, and connection in a time when hope becomes the most perilous—yet necessary—act of all.
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Critic reviews
“In Perilous Beautiful World, a novel inspired by true events and her family’s history, Therese Anne Fowler has created an indelible portrait of love, loss, sacrifice, and courage set in the dangerous years following the First World War. A compelling, deeply felt, and expertly researched story about the nature of evil and the very human price of fighting back against impossible odds. Fans of historical fictions will love this novel.”—Kristin Hannah
“Therese Anne Fowler’s powerful portrayal of three wartime odysseys is propulsive and unflinching. The author dives into the hearts and minds of people in the midst of impossibly dangerous situations. Their intersecting stories are testimony to the power of fierce love and immense courage. Perilous Beautiful World held me rapt to the last page.”—Nancy Horan, New York Times bestselling author of Loving Frank and The House of Lincoln
“There is something almost Dickensian about Perilous Beautiful World—its abundance, its interconnected lives, its sense of fate operating in a world at once vast and astonishingly small. Therese Anne Fowler has created an unforgettable odyssey through the wreckage following World War I, breathtaking in scope but intensely human and intimate. Full of danger, heartbreak, coincidence, courage, and love, this is a story about what it takes to survive history, yes, but even more about what comes after: the brave, perilous work of making a life again. I loved it.”—Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author of Skylark and The Paris Wife
“In Perilous Beautiful World, Therese Anne Fowler holds hope and ruin in the same hand. Three lost souls—a widow, a soldier, an orphan—navigate war-torn Europe and are slowly drawn together amidst impossible odds. The result is a beautiful and devastating novel that had me holding my breath until the final page.”—Ariel Lawhon, New York Times bestselling author of The Frozen River
“A remarkable story of hope, reinvention, survival, and the power of the human spirit to overcome even the worst atrocities in pursuit of love. The extensive WWI research is impressive, but equally so is Therese Anne Fowler’s compassionate rendering of the characters in a way that accentuates their emotional journey. Perilous Beautiful World springs from the fount of Fowler’s own family history, and what an honor for her to share it with us. A genuine treasure.”—Sarah McCoy, New York Times bestselling author of Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?
“Therese Anne Fowler’s powerful portrayal of three wartime odysseys is propulsive and unflinching. The author dives into the hearts and minds of people in the midst of impossibly dangerous situations. Their intersecting stories are testimony to the power of fierce love and immense courage. Perilous Beautiful World held me rapt to the last page.”—Nancy Horan, New York Times bestselling author of Loving Frank and The House of Lincoln
“There is something almost Dickensian about Perilous Beautiful World—its abundance, its interconnected lives, its sense of fate operating in a world at once vast and astonishingly small. Therese Anne Fowler has created an unforgettable odyssey through the wreckage following World War I, breathtaking in scope but intensely human and intimate. Full of danger, heartbreak, coincidence, courage, and love, this is a story about what it takes to survive history, yes, but even more about what comes after: the brave, perilous work of making a life again. I loved it.”—Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author of Skylark and The Paris Wife
“In Perilous Beautiful World, Therese Anne Fowler holds hope and ruin in the same hand. Three lost souls—a widow, a soldier, an orphan—navigate war-torn Europe and are slowly drawn together amidst impossible odds. The result is a beautiful and devastating novel that had me holding my breath until the final page.”—Ariel Lawhon, New York Times bestselling author of The Frozen River
“A remarkable story of hope, reinvention, survival, and the power of the human spirit to overcome even the worst atrocities in pursuit of love. The extensive WWI research is impressive, but equally so is Therese Anne Fowler’s compassionate rendering of the characters in a way that accentuates their emotional journey. Perilous Beautiful World springs from the fount of Fowler’s own family history, and what an honor for her to share it with us. A genuine treasure.”—Sarah McCoy, New York Times bestselling author of Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?
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