An Epiphany in Lilacs

<p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(56 52 15 1)>An Epiphany in Lilacs</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(56 52 15 1)> is a novel set in a displaced persons camp outside Hamburg Germany following the end of World War II. After liberation in May 1945 Daniel a 14-year-old Latvian Jew is treated in a field hospital in the British zone of partitioned Germany. A survivor of various concentration camps Daniel fights to recover from starvation and disease. Racked by nightmares a nearly nightly occurrence Daniel finds sleep almost impossible. Through his love of nature and pre-war memories Daniel struggles to find comfort. He forms an intriguing bond with an older German gentile another survivor. Later on as he joins a theater troupe Daniel tries to move on with his life yet is still searching for his mother and two sisters.</span></p>