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We Are Only Ghosts by Jeffrey L. Richards (2025, Trade Paperback)

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Published by Kensington Publishing Corporation in 2025, this first edition fiction book is 352 pages long and written in English.

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PublisherKensington Publishing Corporation

ISBN-101496742826

ISBN-139781496742827

eBay Product ID (ePID)12071143956

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Book TitleWe Are only Ghosts

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2025

TopicFamily Life, Lgbt / Gay

GenreFiction

AuthorJeffrey L. Richards

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight11.2 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

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ReviewsPraise for We Are Only Ghosts "The well-woven narrative conveys Charles's personal horrors of the Holocaust while delicately probing his messy entanglement with Berthold. Thanks to an unusual premise and complex morality, this stands out in the crowded field of Holocaust fiction."- Publishers Weekly "I was mesmerized by this gorgeously written novel that explores the psychological cost of survival with unflinching honesty and unwavering compassion. We Are Only Ghosts will take you on a riveting journey through unimaginable loss and corrupted love toward its ultimate destination of healing and repair." -- Kim van Alkemade, New York Times bestselling author of Counting Lost Stars "Told from the important and often overlooked perspective of a young gay man imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camps, We Are Only Ghosts evocatively portrays how the things that happen to us, both tragic and beautiful, shape who we are, and how we have the power to choose who we become in spite of our suffering. This gripping testament to the strength of the human spirit will both haunt and inspire you." --Ellen Marie Wiseman , New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Willowbrook "Profound, moving, and absolutely timely, We Are Only Ghosts shows how our identity determines destiny. Charles is gay, Czech, Jewish; as a teenager, he was ghettoized and subjected to the depravity of the Third Reich. In adulthood he discovers the courage to confront the ghosts who return to haunt him, including that of the boy he himself had once been. I'm still pondering the questions posed by this touching novel." --William di Canzio, author of Alec "Engrossing, unpredictable and unputdownable. Meticulously researched, this intriguing tale of obsession and revenge spans three decades and two continents. We Are Only Ghosts is a fascinating and intelligent novel that reads like a thriller--with complex, tragic characters you won't soon forget." --Kevin O'Brien, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Enemy at Home, Praise for We Are Only Ghosts "The well-woven narrative conveys Charles's personal horrors of the Holocaust while delicately probing his messy entanglement with Berthold. Thanks to an unusual premise and complex morality, this stands out in the crowded field of Holocaust fiction." -- Publishers Weekly "This well-written novel by Jeffrey L. Richards will capture readers' attention from the first page with its stylish prose.In life, it can be said that love will not be denied, no matter how harrowing the circumstances, but in this case, the reader will quickly garner that true love between Karel and Werder could never exist. We Are Only Ghosts easily merits five stars because of its ability to keep the reader interested until the end through its unusual and beautifully told story." -- NY Journal of Books "I was mesmerized by this gorgeously written novel that explores the psychological cost of survival with unflinching honesty and unwavering compassion. An astounding story that will linger in my mind and heart for years to come, We Are Only Ghosts will take you on a riveting journey through unimaginable loss and corrupted love toward its ultimate destination of healing and repair." -- Kim van Alkemade, New York Times bestselling author of Counting Lost Stars "Told from the important and often overlooked perspective of a young gay man imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camps, We Are Only Ghosts evocatively portrays how the things that happen to us, both tragic and beautiful, shape who we are, and how we have the power to choose who we become in spite of our suffering. This gripping testament to the strength of the human spirit will both haunt and inspire you." --Ellen Marie Wiseman , New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Willowbrook "Profound, moving, and absolutely timely, We Are Only Ghosts shows how our identity determines destiny. Charles is gay, Czech, Jewish; as a teenager, he was ghettoized and subjected to the depravity of the Third Reich. In adulthood he discovers the courage to confront the ghosts who return to haunt him, including that of the boy he himself had once been. I'm still pondering the questions posed by this touching novel." --William di Canzio, author of Alec "Engrossing, unpredictable and unputdownable. Meticulously researched, this intriguing tale of obsession and revenge spans three decades and two continents. We Are Only Ghosts is a fascinating and intelligent novel that reads like a thriller--with complex, tragic characters you won't soon forget." --Kevin O'Brien , New York Times Bestselling Author of The Enemy at Home

SynopsisAn exhilarating, brutally candid saga about sexuality and war, tenderness and trauma, young passion and fierce hate, as a teenage boy's unexpected, complicated relationship with a Nazi officer in a WWII death camp is resurrected in 1960s New York City., An exhilarating, brutally candid saga about sexuality and war, tenderness and trauma, young passion and fierce hate, as a teenage boy's unexpected, complicated relationship with a Nazi officer in a WWII death camp is resurrected in 1960s New York City. We Are Only Ghosts depicts queer desire against the horrors of death camps and the psychosis of those who got out alive-haunted forever by those who did not-balancing the violence and hatred of war and its aftermath with many poignant moments of tenderness and joy. For readers of A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne, and Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart. New York City, 1968- The customers at Cafe Marie don't come just for the excellent coffee and pastries. They come for the sophisticated ambiance, and the illusion of being somewhere other than a bustling, exhausting city. Headwaiter Charles Ward helps create that illusion through impeccable service-unobtrusive, nearly invisible, yet always watchful. It's a skill Charles honed as a young Jewish boy in war-torn Europe, when avoiding attention might mean the difference between life and death. But even then, one man saw him all too clearly-a Nazi officer who was both his savior and tormentor. At seventeen, Charles was deported to Auschwitz with his family. There he was singled out by Obersturmf hrer Berthold Werden, who hid him in his home. Their entanglement produced a tortured affection mixed with hatred that flares to life again, decades later, when Berthold walks into Cafe Marie. Drawn back into Berthold's orbit, Charles is forced to revisit the pain and the brief, undeniable pleasures of the life he once knew. And if he acts on his growing hunger for revenge, will he lose his only tether to the past-the only other witness to who he was and everything he endured-or find peace at last?, An exhilarating, brutally candid saga about sexuality and war, tenderness and trauma, young passion and fierce hate, as a teenage boy s unexpected, complicated relationship with a Nazi officer in a WWII death camp is resurrected in 1960s New York City. We Are Only Ghosts depicts queer desire against the horrors of death camps and the psychosis of those who got out alive haunted forever by those who did not balancing the violence and hatred of war and its aftermath with many poignant moments of tenderness and joy. For readers of A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne, and Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart. New York City, 1968: The customers at Caf Marie don t come just for the excellent coffee and pastries. They come for the sophisticated ambiance, and the illusion of being somewhere other than a bustling, exhausting city. Headwaiter Charles Ward helps create that illusion through impeccable service unobtrusive, nearly invisible, yet always watchful. It s a skill Charles honed as a young Jewish boy in war-torn Europe, when avoiding attention might mean the difference between life and death. But even then, one man saw him all too clearly a Nazi officer who was both his savior and tormentor. At seventeen, Charles was deported to Auschwitz with his family. There he was singled out by Obersturmf hrer Berthold Werden, who hid him in his home. Their entanglement produced a tortured affection mixed with hatred that flares to life again, decades later, when Berthold walks into Caf Marie. Drawn back into Berthold s orbit, Charles is forced to revisit the pain and the brief, undeniable pleasures of the life he once knew. And if he acts on his growing hunger for revenge, will he lose his only tether to the past the only other witness to who he was and everything he endured or find peace at last?