My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Linda Margolin Royal, author of the book The Star on the Grave. Linda Margolin Royal was born in Sydney, forever thankful her father and grandparents received life-saving transit visas from Chiune Sugihara in 1940, which enabled them to enter Japan and escape the Holocaust. This ultimately meant they could find a permanent, safe home in Australia in 1941. The remainder of her Family, numbering in the hundreds, was murdered in concentration camps. She trained as a graphic designer and then copywriter, and spent thirty years in the advertising industry both in Australia and the US, writing advertisement scripts for TV and radio, and general press advertising for multinational newspapers and billboards. Linda’s creative bent extends to abstract painting and drawing from live models. The Star on the Grave is her first novel.
In my book review, I stated The Star on the Grave by Linda Margolin Royal is a Holocaust historical fiction. I Love historical fiction, especially those based on true family history and those that give me an insight into an aspect of history I didn’t know.
The novel is a dual timeline showing Rachel’s life in 1968 and her grandmother and father’s life in 1940 – relatives of the author. We learn of a Polish Jewish family escaping the Nazis through Lithuania and a brave Japanese diplomat, unknown to me, named Chiune Sugihara who issued thousands of visas to save them. This novel hit both of my loves!
I also love great characters, and this novel doesn’t disappoint. I immediately came to love Rachel and felt her despair, anger, Grief, and eventual understanding as her world shattered around her. Her grandmother is a character who is deserving of her own book! Linda did such a great job describing her that I could both see and hear her in my head as I read. And even Rachel’s father, though not a warm and fuzzy character, held me captive.
This is a great read. A definite must-read. Grab your copy today!
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