Inkwood Books To Host Book Launch Party Wednesday Evening

HADDONFIELD — Two months after the virtual launch of Cherry Hill-based author Pam Jenoff's book, The Woman with the Blue Star, Haddonfield's Inkwood Books will host Jenoff for an in-person "Better-Late-Than-Never Book Launch Party" Wednesday evening.

Beginning at 7 p.m., Jenoff will greet attendees, sign copies of her book, and pose for photos. The book costs $17.99 and can be purchased ahead of time on Inkwood Books' website.

"We were grateful for the virtual option in May, but there's nothing better than meeting your favorite author (in) person, having her sign a book for you, and snapping a picture or two for your memories," Inkwood Books said on their Facebook page. "Throw in wine & snacks and we have a party!"

The Woman with the Blue Star is about Sadie Gault, an 18-year-old living with her parents in the Krakow Ghetto during World War II, according to Inkwood Books' website. When the Nazis liquidate the ghetto, Sadie and her pregnant mother seek refuge in tunnels beneath the city.

One day, Sadie looks up through a grate and sees Ella Stepanek, an affluent Polish girl living with her stepmother, who has close alliances with the occupying Germans, according to the website. The two girls become close and Stepanek begins to help Gault, but danger ensues as the war progresses.

"Inspired by incredible true stories, The Woman with the Blue Star is an unforgettable testament to the power of friendship and the extraordinary strength of the human will to survive," the website says.

Jenoff has written several historic fiction books, including the New York Times bestseller The Orphan's Tale, according to her website. Her novels are inspired by her time working for the Pentagon and as a diplomat for the State Department who handled Holocaust issues in Poland.