"Lilac Girls" book cover featuring three women walking arm-in-arm, wearing vintage coats, with a historical building in the background. Book by Martha Hall Kelly.

Lost Roses

By Martha Hall Kelly
Published by Ballantine Books

New York Times bestseller

"Kelly memorably portrays three indomitable women who triumph over hardships and successfully brings a complex and turbulent time in history to life." - Publishers Weekly

"The writing is rich and vivid with detail about the period. . . . A nuanced tale that speaks to the strength of women." - Kirkus Reviews

"[Martha Hall] Kelly's gift is bringing to life and to light the untold stories of women and families far away from the war front yet deeply affected...."—Booklist (starred review)