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Counting Lost Stars: A Novel

New York Times bestselling author of Orphan #8, Kim van Alkemade returns with a gripping and poignant historical saga in which an unmarried college student who’s given up her baby for adoption helps a Dutch Holocaust survivor search for his lost mother.

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  • Praise for Counting Lost Stars

    "Kim van Alke­made is her­self a hero. In her illu­mi­nat­ing book, stars are count­ed and stars are lost. But they are also immor­tal­ized and redeemed."

    — Sonia Taitz, The Jewish Book Council

  • Praise for Counting Lost Stars

    "Powerful and haunting, Counting Lost Stars is historical fiction at its finest....a much-needed portrayal of humanity at its most selfless to inspire us all."  
    —     Natalie Jenner, Internationally bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society and Bloomsbury Girls

  • Praise for Counting Lost Stars

    "Two separate, poignant love stories that evolve into extraordinary tales of sacrifice and survival, heartbreak and hope. Written by a master storyteller through gorgeous prose. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough!"
    —     Genevieve Graham, USA Today Bestselling Author of The Forgotten Home Child

  • Praise for Counting Lost Stars

    "A page-turner that kept me staying up late and rising early to find out what happened next, this is a cautionary tale of the dangers of data collection in the hands of a despotic government that thrives on hate and divisiveness. Kim van Alkemade is a masterful storyteller in the best sense of the word."  
    —     Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, author of A Woman of Endurance and Daughters of the Stone 

  • Praise for Counting Lost Stars

    "I loved this book."
    —     Armando Lucas Correa, Internationally bestselling author of The German Girl and The Night Travelers