All That Lingers

Written by Irene Wittig

Narrated by Penelope Graham

"A standout among the many novels set in this world-changing era." Kirkus Review, A STARRED Review. Vienna, where the future that holds such promise, and a war echoes through generations.The rise of Nazism in Austria catapults Emma’s once idyllic life into chaos. As she grapples with the harsh new reality of her country’s betrayal, she desperately clings to her humanity by hiding her Jewish friends. In the aftermath, she finds solace in helping those in even greater need than herself.The war sends Sophie, an innocent young girl, down unexpected paths. When she returns to Vienna from her American refuge, she will seek her lost history. Friedrich, Sophie’s uncle, teeters on the edge of what is right and his personal survival. His actions and inaction leave long-lasting repercussions (or effects?) that will threaten to throw all their lives into turmoil again. Follow the interweaving stories of people through the most tumultuous period of their lives and its aftermath, as they endure loss, devastation, betrayal and heartache, while still clinging to hope for a better tomorrow.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Irene Wittig
• Release date: Oct 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9781664920606

Irene Wittig

Irene Wittig was born in Rome to a Viennese mother and Italian father, ten days after it was liberated by Allied forces. She arrived in the U.S. via Argentina, and grew up in New York, in a neighborhood of Holocaust survivors and fellow Europeans displaced by war whose stories she absorbed. After studying in New York, Germany and Maryland she worked for the Dept. of Defense in Washington, DC before moving to Naples, Italy where she lived for five years. Later, she and her husband spent six years in Switzerland. After twenty years as a ceramic painter and teacher, Irene turned to writing. She and her husband have two children and four grandchildren and live in Arlington, Virginia. She enjoys hearing from her readers.

Reviews for All That Lingers

[sharon dean · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent book. The book went from before to after the war and was very enlightening a must read

[betinadelmar · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Good story, but looooong book. A profound look at Austria’s rol during IIWW and the hypocrisy of the aftermath.
Some characters are good, some are kind of clichés. You can hear the author’s voice in Emma’s moral sermons.
As I wrote is a good story.

[MELISSA WRIGHT · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love how this book took us post war and talked about the healing process of people affected by the war.

[Henry · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

It is the dialogue and the narrator… just doesn’t cut it.