Janis Cooke Newman: 4 books
Mary, Mrs. A. Lincoln
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2012
A novel about the life of Mary Todd Lincoln, narrated by the First Lady herself, a USA Today choice for Best Historical Fiction of the Year.
The wife of Abraham Lincoln is one of history’s most misunderstood and enigmatic women. She was a political strategist, a supporter of emancipation,...
The Russian Word for Snow
A True Story of Adoption
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Janis Cooke Newman first saw the baby who would become her son on a videotape. He was 10 months old and naked, lying on a metal changing table while a woman in a white lab coat and a babushka tried to make him smile for the camera.
Four months later, the Newmans traveled to Moscow to get their...
by Janis Cooke Newman
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
An engrossing novel about Mary Todd Lincoln — one of historys most misunderstood and enigmatic women. Writing from Bellevue asylum — where the shrieks of the other inmates keep her awake at night — a famous widow can finally share the story of her life in her own words. From her tempestuous childhood...
A Master Plan for Rescue
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
**Named a Best Book of 2015 by the San Francisco Chronicle
From the bestselling author of Mary: Mrs. A. Lincoln, a magical novel about the surprising acts we are capable of in the name of love.**
Set in 1942 New York and Berlin, A Master Plan for Rescue is an enchanting novel about the...