A heart-wrenching historical journey, "The Book of Lost Names" introduces us to Eva Traube Abrams, a semi-retired librarian in sunny Florida. When a photograph in a magazine unlocks her past, she is thrust back to the harrowing days of World War II. As a young graduate student, Eva escaped France after her father, a Polish Jew, was arrested. In a small mountain town, she began forging identity documents for Jewish children, hiding their true identities in an intricate code within "The Book of Lost Names". Amidst love and loss, Eva's past intertwines with the present, as she must decide whether to reveal her secrets to the world, potentially reuniting those lost during the war. A tale of resilience and the indomitable spirit of love and bravery in the shadow of evil, this novel is a poignant reminder of the power of remembering and the endurance of hope.