Love and Treasure (Waldman) - Book Reviews

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Waldman skillfully interweaves [a] striking and enigmatic object...into an ambitious sweep of history.... [She] sustains her multiple plot lines with breathless confidence and descriptive panache, fashioning complex personalities caught up in an inexorable series of events. Less satisfactorily, she never fully explains the provenance of the painting Amitai is hunting, and with the exception of Jack and Ilona...the love scenes are cliched.
Catherine Taylor - New York Times Book Review


This lush, multigenerational tale...traces the path of a single pendant.... Inventively told from multiple perspectives, Waldman's latest is a seductive reflection on just how complicated the idea of "home" is—and why it is worth more than treasure.
Publishers Weekly


A sensitive and heartbreaking portrayal of love, politics, and family secrets.... Waldman's appealing novel recalls the film The Red Violin in its following of this all-important object through various periods in history and through many owners. Fans of historical fiction will love the compelling characters and the leaps backward and forward in time.
Library Journal


A necklace with a peacock pendant raises provocative questions about loss, guilt and recovery in Waldman's intriguing new novel. The necklace is one of thousands of items confiscated from Hungary's Jews and found on a train seized in Austria by the U.S. Army in 1945.... No big points made here, just strong storytelling combined with thoughtful exploration of difficult issues
Kirkus Reviews