And After the Fire - Hardcover

"[Belfer's] virtuoso novel...epitomizes Faulkner's epigram that the past is never dead--or even past. Susanna and Sara's storylines inevitably merge, across centuries and continents and gathering suspense. The novel swells with life's great themes--love and death, family and faith --and the insistent, dark music of loss."--USA Today, ****

"In Belfer's hands, fictitious characters blend uncannily with historical ones."--The New Yorker

"Finely written historical fiction layered with richly detailed characters and moral complexity."--Jane Ciabattari, BBC.com

"[A] compelling blend of fact and fiction.... Based on impressive research, this remarkable novel spans centuries and continents, touching finally on the Holocaust and serving as a paean to Bach's music."--Booklist (starred review)

"A different species of suspense tale.... Evocative, deeply researched.... Manage[s] to dazzle while delving into dark places."--Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air

"An intellectual thriller and a beautiful love story. What if you came into possession of an historical artifact with the power to alter history and change the world? Sure to establish Belfer as a fearless, provocative writer. Impossible to put down."--Sara Gruen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of At the Water's Edge and Water for Elephants

"A bold and hugely ambitious novel with the transfixing appeal of a best-seller...by a native daughter of the city whose talent is now even beyond the admiration of those of us so impressed by City of Light....Extraordinary."--Buffalo News

"A remarkably suspenseful story, a literary thriller in the tradition of A.S. Byatt's Possession."--Kirkus Reviews

"Compelling.... An immersive, page-turning story emboldened by historical fact and a rich imagination."--Publishers Weekly

"Highly readable.... Will delight readers of historical fiction, especially if they are music aficionados who like a good love story thrown into the works.... Belfer proves herself to be that skilled weaver of tales in this intellectual thriller."--New York Journal of Books