In Paradise Summary
Peter Matthiessen

In Paradise Summary

"In Paradise" is a historical novel by Peter Matthiessen which details the journey of Clements Olin to Poland to learn more about his mother. Clements was born in the Cracow ghetto to a Jewish woman, later sent to be raised by his biological father in America. Olin grows up unaware that his mother was Jewish, until his grandmother reveals the information years later while dying. Olin, now in his fifties and...

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