Review
"Beautifully emotional and moving, and rich with historical facts, Cantor's latest will immerse the reader from the very first page. Readers who enjoy novels with well-developed characters willing to sacrifice all for selfless love will want to check this one out."--Book Reviews by Sheri Melnick
"In Another Time is a beautiful, beautiful tale of love, heartbreak, and an outstanding history lesson."--Silver's Reviews
"In Another Time is a beautifully written, utterly romantic story about a love that transcends time. The sort of book you wish could never end."--Popsugar, 28 Buzzy Books to Read this Spring
"Cantor elevates love as a powerful force that transcends tragedy and shows how music speaks to even the cruelest hearts. [In Another Time is] a powerful story that exalts the strength of the human spirit."--Kirkus
"Compelling... you will be swept away by this beautiful story about the bonds of love and the strength of the human spirit."--BookBub
"Jillian Cantor has penned a heartbreaking love story that will leave you sobbing in In Another Time."--Popsugar, 30 Must-Read Books of 2019
"Jillian Cantor's In Another Time is a love song to the most powerful of all human emotions: hope. It is the story of Max and Hanna, two star-crossed lovers fighting to stay together during an impossible moment in history. It is gripping, mysterious, romantic, and altogether unique. I was enchanted by this beautiful, heartbreaking novel."--Ariel Lawhon, author of I Was Anastasia
"Filled with haunting prose, rich historical detail, and an immersive setting, In Another Time is a spellbinding story about the power of love and the strength of the human spirit. Moving and timely, Cantor's novel provides an unflinching and nuanced glimpse of life in pre-war Berlin and offers a stark reminder of the personal cost of war and its aftermath. A stunning, transporting novel."--Chanel Cleeton, author of Next Year in Havana
"In Cantor's superb novel, two kindred spirits struggle against the insidious rise of fascism in pre-World War II Germany. In Another Time is a stunning testament to the power of books, music, and love, and how they can endure, and ultimately prevail, during calamitous times."--Fiona Davis, national bestselling author of The Masterpiece
"In Another Time returns readers to the place for which Jillian Cantor is known and adored: the heroism and heartbreak of the Second World War. Bookended by dueling narratives set in pre-war Berlin and cities across post-war Europe, In Another Time chronicles the star-crossed love between Hanna, a Jewish violin virtuoso and Max, a non-Jew. With her bracing prose and unflinching eye, Cantor catches us up in the sweep of history and reminds us of the interminable power of the human bond and the moments that can last a lifetime."--Pam Jenoff, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Orphan's Tale
From the Back Cover
Love brought them together. but only time can save them. . .
Germany, 1931: Bookshop owner Max Beissinger meets Hanna Ginsberg, a budding concert violinist, and immediately feels a powerful chemistry. Soon they fall in love and plan for the future. But Hanna is Jewish and Max is not, and as their love affair unfolds over the next five years, their love is tested when Hitler rises to power. Unbeknownst to Hanna, however, Max has a secret--a secret that Max is convinced will help him save Hanna if Germany becomes too dangerous for her.
Germany, 1946: Hanna Ginsberg awakens in a field outside Berlin. Disoriented and afraid, she has no memory of the past ten years. With no information as to Max's whereabouts--or if he is even still alive--she moves to London to live with her sister where she throws herself into her music, chasing her lifelong dream of becoming a concert violinist. But as the days, months, and years pass, taking her from London to Paris to Vienna to America, she continues to be haunted by her forgotten past, and the fate of the only man she has ever loved and cannot forget.
Told in alternating viewpoints--Max in the years leading up to WWII and Hanna in the ten years after--In Another Time is a beautiful novel about love and survival, passion and music, across time and continents.
About the Author
Jillian Cantor is the author of award-winning and bestselling novels for adults and teens, including In Another Time, The Hours Count, Margot, and The Lost Letter, which was a USA Today bestseller. She has a BA in English from Penn State University and an MFA from the University of Arizona. Cantor lives in Arizona with her husband and two sons.