Wrath becomes her - aden polydoros

Frankenstein meets Inglourious Basterds in this stunning Jewish historical horror novel from the award-winning author of The City Beautiful Vera was made for vengeance.

Lithuania, 1943.

A father drowns in the all-consuming grief of a daughter killed by the Nazis.

He cant bring Chaya back from the dead, but he can use kishuf - an ancient and profane magic - to create a golem in her image.

A Nazi killer, to avenge her death.

When Vera awakens, she can feel her violent purpose thrumming within her.

But she can also feel glimpses of a human life lived, of stolen kisses amidst the tragedy, and of a grisly death.

And when she meets Akiva, she recognizes the boy with soft lips that gave warm kisses.

But these memories arent hers, and Vera doesnt know if she gets--or deserves --to have a life beyond what she was made for.

Veras strength feels limitless--until she learns that there are others who would channel kishuf for means far less noble than avenging a daughters death.

As she confronts the very basest of humanity, Vera will need more than what her creator gave her: Not just a reason to fight, but a reason to live.