Armando Lucas Correa

Armando Lucas Correa is a writer, journalist, and editor. His first novel, The German Girl, was an international bestseller that has been translated into 14 languages and published in more than 20 countries. He is also the author of the memoir In Search of Emma: Two Fathers, One Daughter, and the Dream of a Family. The recipient of several awards from the National Association of Hispanic Publications and the Society of Professional Journalists, Correa is the Editor in Chief of People en Español, the top-selling Hispanic magazine in the U.S. Born in Guantanamo, Cuba, he lives in New York City with his partner and their three children.

Website: ArmandoLucasCorrea.com
Twitter: @armandocorrea

“Correa’s prose is atmospheric, but what’s most fascinating about this novel is his portrayal of terrified yet strong female characters who anticipate future trials and methodically work through them. Amanda knows that each decision she makes will have an impact on the next, but her goal is always survival.” — The New York Times Book Review

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The Daughter’s Tale

Based on true events, The Daughter’s Tale chronicles one of the most harrowing atrocities perpetrated by the Nazis during the war.

Berlin, 1939: When the Nazi’s burn down the Sternberg family’s beloved bookshop and send the father, Julius, to a concentration camp, Amanda Sternberg flees toward the south of France, where the widow of an old friend of her husband’s has agreed to take her in. Along the way, a refugee ship headed for Cuba offers another chance at escape and there, at the dock, Amanda is forced to make an impossible choice that will haunt her for the rest of her life.

New York, 2015: 80-year-old Elise Duval receives a call from a woman bearing messages from a time and country that she forced herself to forget. Despite Elise’s best efforts to stave off her past, seven decades of secrets begin to unravel.

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“Armando Lucas Correa uncovers tragedies obscured by history in The Daughter’s Tale” — Entertainment Weekly
“Patience and Obsession: Q & A with Armando Lucas Correa” — bloom-site.com

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