A Feather on the Water: A Novel

Set in postwar Germany in 1945, this novel follows three women from different parts of the world who arrive to manage a Displaced Persons camp in the aftermath of World War II. Each woman carries her own losses and hopes for renewal. Martha comes from Brooklyn, seeking escape from a violent marriage. Kitty, an orphan from England, arrives hoping the work will connect her to her parents, whom she last saw before the war. Delphine leaves Paris, where she has grieved the deaths of her husband and son at Dachau, seeking to rebuild her life by aiding other victims of Hitler's regime. Responsible for caring for more than two thousand camp residents, the three women rely on one another to endure their circumstances and offer hope to those around them. Through their work among survivors and strangers, they seek the love and closure needed to heal from their troubled pasts.