Inheritance

Praise for The Oriental Wife:   English novelist Evelyn Toynton uses Hitler’s Germany as a backdrop and New York City as the setting for a story about love and survival. . . . “When [Toynton] describes love and lovemaking, the emotional high points of Louisa’s and Emma’s life seem to leap from the page. As when Emma goes to bed with Kim, her Cambodian refugee lover, and ‘by the end, there was not a single bone in her body, only blind heat and his breath moving through her.’ In case you’re worried this novel might veer more toward soap opera than superior fiction, consider that last line. No soap opera I know ever made you feel that. No, no, no.”—Alan Cheuse, NPR’s All Things Considered “In this tender and moving work, two immigrants manage to escape Hitler’s Germany to start a new life in America—but then their luck runs out.” —Entertainment Weekly   “Toynton’s character development is solid, and her prose is masterful. The Oriental Wife is a deeply moving exploration of the eternal themes of love, loss and regret.” —The Free Lance Star “Deeply emotional…A first-rate literary work and a character study of loss.” —Kirkus Reviews “Beautiful.” —Publishers Weekly “An intense and moving story of post–Holocaust Jewish immigrants.” —Booklist “This…enjoyable novel will certainly appeal to those with an interest in Jewish literature as well as to general readers.” —Library Journal