Wrath becomes her.
Wrath becomes her.
By
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Polydoros, Aden.
Publication Date
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2023
Subject Term
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Young adult fiction.
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
Golem -- Fiction.
Grief -- Fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Fiction.
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
Jews -- Fiction.
Magic -- Fiction.
Genre
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Horror fiction.
Alternative histories (Fiction)
Historical fiction.
Summary
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Vera was made for vengeance. Lithuania, 1943. A father drowns in the all-consuming grief of a daughter killed by the Nazis. He can't bring Chaya back from the dead, but he can use kishuf--an ancient and profane magic--to create a golem in her image. A Nazi killer, to avenge her death. When Vera awakens, she can feel her violent purpose thrumming within her. But she can also feel glimpses of a human life lived, of stolen kisses amidst the tragedy, and of a grisly death. And when she meets Akiva, she recognizes the boy with soft lips that gave warm kisses. But these memories aren't hers, and Vera doesn't know if she gets--or deserves--to have a life beyond what she was made for. Vera's strength feels limitless--until she learns that there are others who would channel kishuf for means far less noble than avenging a daughter's death. As she confronts the very basest of humanity, Vera will need more than what her creator gave her: Not just a reason to fight, but a reason to live.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781335458032
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