The Puzzle King

On a gray morning in 1936 Flora Phelps stands in line at the Americanconsulate in Stuttgart Germany. She carries a gift for the consul whom shewill bribe in ord... » 

On a gray morning in 1936 Flora Phelps stands in line at the Americanconsulate in Stuttgart Germany. She carries a gift for the consul whom shewill bribe in order to help her family get out of Hitlers Germany. This is thestory of unlikely heroes the lively beautiful Flora and her husband thebrooding studious Simon two Jewish immigrants who were each sent to Americaby their families to find better lives. An improbable match they meet in NewYork City and fall in love. Simoninventor of the jigsaw puzzleeventuallymakes his fortune. Now wealthy but still outsiders Flora and Simon becomeobsessed with rescuing the loved ones they left behind in Europe whose fatesare determined by growing antiSemitism on both sides of the Atlantic. Inspiredby her familys legends Betsy Carter weaves a memorable tale. In the traditionof Suite Francaise or Amy Blooms Away she explores a fascinating momentin history and creates a cast of characters who endure with dignity grace andhope for the future. «