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Elyse Hoffman

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Elyse Hoffman is an award-winning author who strives to tell historical tales with new twists. Having studied WWII since the age of thirteen and with interests in fantasy and Jewish folklore, she loves to combine them in her writing. Elyse started writing novels at fourteen and finished her first historical fiction work at fifteen. She has published eight books: five in a series called The Barracks of the Holocaust, and three novels, including The Book of Uriel, Where David Threw Stones, and Fracture. In her spare time, she loves to read, work on pretty keyboards, and hang out with her co-authors - her Goldendoodle Ari and her ex-feral cat, Echo.

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	Black Fox One (Project 613 #3) 4.14 avg rating — 839 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Barrack Five (Barracks #1) 4.36 avg rating — 459 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Uriel: A Novel of WWII 4.47 avg rating — 430 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vengeance of Samuel Val (Project 613 #2) 4.19 avg rating — 370 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fracture (Project 613 #1) 3.92 avg rating — 345 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Cat at Dachau (Project 613 #1.5) 4.23 avg rating — 309 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Barracks of the Holocaust: The Complete Series (Project 613) 4.44 avg rating — 270 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where David Threw Stones: A Haunting WW2 Tale of Courage, Love, and Redemption (Project 613) 4.19 avg rating — 256 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adiel and the Führer (Project 613 #4) 4.13 avg rating — 212 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Barrack Four: A Holocaust Story 4.52 avg rating — 124 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Barrack One Edit

Found a small typo in Barrack One. Will update, fix both ebook and paperback editions ASAP. :)
I have editors, but things slip by sometimes. If you find an error in one of my books, don't hesitate to shoot me a PM and I'll fix it up

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At the Mind's Limits: Contemplations by a Survivor on Auschwitz and Its Realities

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In the Hell of Auschwitz: The Wartime Memoirs of Judith Sternberg Newman

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Hitler's Last Day: Minute by Minute

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“God forgets nothing,” he declared. “Uriel, you were made perfectly.”
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“They destroyed Lidice as part of their revenge, but only part. They also deported hundreds of Jews, including me.”
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