Jan Neruda is a Czech poet, considered to be an outstanding 19th Century figure in literature. He is known for his sardonic tales, poems, and short stories

Joy Adamson was an author, painter, and naturalist who is known for her book Born Free which chronicles her experiences raising Elsa the lioness

Ms. Jankowicz is attempting to be as bipartisan as possible. She writes about many entities on the political spectrum embraced Russian disinformation tactics

The author follows several people throughout the book, some famous, some well-known, and others are just trudging day to day trying to survive.

The novel explores the Holocaust from an original point of view and does not shy from addressing issues which are easy to gloss over

Bernie Gunther returns from the Easter Front to find that 1941 Berlin is not the city he left – and not for the better. Life is unpleasant in Berlin due to blackouts, Czech terrorists, RAF bombings and food rationing.

There is great insight on how Jews were persecuted and the struggles they faced. However, the author uses these adversities to highlight the Jewish spirit

The book touches on many themes, such as the role Jewish writers and artists played in American pop culture (like it or not comics are American mythology).