The Flight of the Veil

Bruce J. Berger

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"A well-crafted tale about trauma and miracles." -Kirkus Reviews

Nicky Covo is a Holocaust survivor. In 1990, Nicky - a Brooklyn psychiatrist - receives a letter from Abbess Fevronia, the head of a women's monastery in Greece. Although Nicky believes the rest of his family died at Auschwitz, he learns that Theodora, a mysteriously silent nun who's lived at the monastery since 1944, may be his baby sister, Kal. With his old friend and new love, Helen, Nicky returns to Greece - to harrowing memories of his fighting with the partisans and to a reunion with his beloved sister. The Flight of the Veil explores the intersections of guilt and memory, faith and tragedy, fate and miracle.

Book Details

Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Publish Date: Oct 8th, 2020
Pages: 270
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.67in - 0.73lb
EAN: 9781684335596
Categories: • Literary• Historical - 20th Century - World War II & Holocaust• Family Life - Siblings

About the Author

Berger, Bruce J.: - "Following a legal career of 40 years, Bruce J. Berger received his MFA in Creative Writing from American University in Washington, DC. His short stories - including two based upon this novel - have been published in a variety of literary magazines, including Prole, Wilderness House Literary Review, Jersey Devil, Buck Off Magazine, A-Minor Magazine, The Raven's Perch, and Scarlet Leaf. He now teaches at American University."

Praise for this book

Readers' Favorite Honorable Mention - Religious Theme

Illumination Book Awards - Bronze Award

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"In the intelligent historical novel The Flight of the Veil, a psychiatrist returns to places that were treacherous in his childhood, reconciling internal contradictions." -Clarion Reviews

"Berger has created a compelling Everyman who must wrestle with grand theological questions: In times of great calamity, why does God save only some?" -Stephanie Grant, author of Map of Ireland and The Passion of Alice

"The text skirts between fantastic realism, real realism, and a protagonist who has not taught himself how to go entirely insane..." -Carolivia Herron, author of Thereafter Johnnie

"Author Bruce J. Berger has penned an unforgettable novel in The Flight of the Veil. It is truly an exceptional book!" -Readers' Favorite