Rooms For Vanishing

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Rooms for Vanishing is a powerful novel that follows one family shattered by war, spanning different continents, eras, and alternate realities. It weaves together stories of survival, loss, and the haunting presence of those who may or may not have lived.

An epic tale of a family torn apart by war and the echoes of their lives across time and space.

Set against the backdrop of World War II and moving through decades that follow, this story begins in 1938 when Sonja is sent on a Kindertransport train from Nazi-occupied Austria to London, leaving behind her parents, Fania and Arnold, and her baby brother Moses. Sonja becomes the only family member to survive.

By 1966, Fania has settled in Montreal, working as a massage therapist in a city that offered refuge after she lost her family during the war. Yet, she senses strange echoes and memories of her loved ones around her. Is it a sign of fading sanity, or could her family still be alive?

Meanwhile, in 21st century Vienna, Arnold receives a message from an Englishwoman claiming to be Sonja, his long-lost daughter. Holding onto hope, he waits for her arrival at the train station.

In New York, 2002, Moses is haunted by the ghost of his best friend, who died during the Prague Spring. This spirit urges Moses to return to Prague to seek peace for those who have passed.

Moving between locations such as Vienna, Prague, London, Montreal, New York, and Miami, and spanning from the Second World War to 2016, Rooms for Vanishing explores a family scattered across the globe and fractured by conflict. Each member believes they are the only survivor, but this novel delves into parallel lives, alternate possibilities, and the presence of ghosts.

Rich and haunting, this novel examines the intersections of desire and reality, memory and truth. It is a unique and profound reimagining of history’s lost chances and the enduring impact of war on family and identity.

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