Silent Battlefields: A Novel 

     A story of the impact of the Second World War on Holocaust survivors, a Polish family of Jews, and their fate almost three decades later. Another family, one of gentile Germans, plays a major role in shaping that fate. Most of the setting is in Philadelphia, PA.  When members of both families begin meeting and interacting, unexpected relationships emerge and startling revelations come to light. A former Hitler Youth, now seeking redemption as an adult, is pursued by a stalker intent on killing him. Ultimately, Silent Battlefields is a novel of brutal cruelty in concentration camps, existential dilemmas,  unavoidable choices and a gay subplot that is integral to the story.  And yet it is a testimony to the grandeur of the human spirit and an inspirational narrative of hope.

  A Personal Letter Received 7/16/2006

Dear Mr. Rosen,

"Silent Battlefields" is one of the most beautiful, moving and human books I have ever had the pleasure of reading. ... I'm first generation Irish American , but I have had the pleasure of knowing several Holocaust survivors through my volunteer work with the Democratic City Committee and other community organizations in Newton, Massachusetts. They have very different personalities, but you capture the deep combination of sadness, loneliness, warmth and joy of living that I sense is common in all of them.

All the best, Bob Burke, Newton, Massachusetts 

 “Silent Battlefields: A Novel is a fantastic book….”

 “The work is a complex look at characters who, in various ways, must deal with memories of the Holocaust.  It neither dwells on nor ignores those horrors.” 

“The author does a wonderful job of giving the reader points of view of several characters. The effort is seamless.” 

“This is a very difficult book to put down. Very good tension throughout the text.”

“Fantastic, complicated, but comprehensible characters from start to finish.”

“These characters are all highly intelligent, and it is nice to hear these characters argue moral philosophy.  The author does a good job of working this into the action without its seeming contrived.” 

Overall Summary: “Wonderfully conceived and powerfully executed.  The flashbacks to the Holocaust are horrific and the trauma the characters relive is completely believable.  The author keeps the reader’s interest from start to finish."

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