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Roberta Kagan

Roberta Kagan (born in 1954) is an American novelist who primarily writes historical fiction, most notably set during World War II and the Holocaust, although she has featured other time periods and settings. Her fans have a particular fondness and appreciation for her World War II period books, such as All My Love Detrick (2012) and A Flicker of Light (2011), which are inspirational stories of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances.

Biography

Her father was of Romany descent, and her mother was Jewish. Her childhood was quite unusual, as the family was wealthy until she was 13 years old, when her father suffered a reversal of fortune in his business. The family went from being privileged to being poor in a matter of months, and Roberta learned some valuable lessons about true friendship and what really matters in life that have carried over into her books and short stories. The Romany teachings she received from her father have also had a significant impact on her writing, and several of her books feature Romany characters.

Latest Work

The long-awaited “sequel” to All My Love Detrick, You Are My Sunshine, is scheduled for release in mid-March 2014, as is a revised and extended version of her book, From: Nazi Germany;  To: Cuba, which will be titled The Voyage, about the MS St. Louis. The latter was rewritten due to the fact that Roberta met and spoke with a survivor of the MS St. Louis in depth and wanted to use this new information to make the novel more accurate.

Bibliography

“A Nazi on Trial in God’s Court” By Roberta Kagan (January 15, 2014)

“In the Decade of Peace and Love” By Roberta Kagan (January 15, 2014)

“All my Love, Detrick” By Roberta Kagan (March 28, 2012)

“A Flicker of Light” By Roberta Kagan (June 1, 2012)

“The Gypsy Witch” By Roberta Kagan (June 26, 2012) (Also published under Veronika Knight and Melba Sibrel)

“The Heart of a Gypsy” By Roberta Kagan (July 1, 2012)