It’s the reddest day of the year—Valentine’s Day. Last night, Tom and I, together 35 years now, went out to eat at the very beautiful Au Jardin des Saveurs. It was a delightful evening in every way. When we got home, I checked my email and discovered that, though I was still patiently waiting to hear from the publisher, Red Vienna is already available through Amazon, in the US in hard or soft cover, overseas as an ebook.
An anticlimactic launch, to be sure! Nonetheless, I’m thrilled that you can buy it, in hard or soft cover in the US, or as an ebook there or overseas. And do have a look at its website.
I’ve been completely immersed in the second volume, Underground, which is more than halfway done now. It’s the end of 1936. I work on it as long as my neck and shoulders will let me type, go to sleep thinking about it and wake up the next morning thinking about it again. The characters are now back in Vienna, secretly working for the Social Democratic party in the face of continuing persecution and an unchecked rise in anti-semitism. I’m in a research phase, reviewing the history of Vienna in 1937 by rereading my parents’ copy of George Gedye’s book, Betrayal in Central Europe, and combing through the New York Times archives of that year. Next on my list is Bruno Kreisky’s The struggle for a democratic Austria. Lots of notes to take.
Now, I think I’ll have to take a break to get the word out that Red Vienna is available. Hurray!!
Eve Neuhaus 
Bravo! 🍾🎉
Thank you!
Hi EveThat’s a change from a bouquet of roses- Red Vienna released! What a feeling it must be, or are you so caught up in the next part that it’s less thrilling? I just can’t imagine how it’d feel to see my writings in book form. So I can get it as an e-book? Have a great day and I hope we can catch up soon.Love to you and Tom too,Janet xx
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Thanks, Janet. It’s just starting to hit me! Yes. You may have to order it on Amazon.com, the American site.
Eve, just a heads up: I couldn’t buy your book on Amazon.com ” not shipping to France” However on Amazon France there it was and now it’s going to arrive in my mailbox in a few weeks’ time!Hug
Thanks! I can’t wait to hear your reaction.
Hurray! Thanks, Janet.
P.S. I’m sorry it took me so long to reply to your notes!
It was sort of anticlimactic actually, because it was released a month before I was aware of it. There was some glitch in communication. I was waiting and waiting to do a big launch, but finally figured I should get on with the second book, which I hadn’t worked on since we went to California in November. Then, through a chance email, I found out Red Vienna had already been available on Amazon for all that time.
Just as a PS I think I will get the print version, as it can be shipped to France. JXx Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
Thank you. I like print books too,
Congratulations, Eve, wonderful news!❤️
Thanks, Victoria. I hope you’ll read it.
I plan to, Eve, and I’ve sent it to my Jewish gal-pals as they read Jewish /historial fiction literature or that pertains to it in their book club. Best of luck with readership!🌼
Thanks so much, Victoria!
Thanks so much, Victoria. That’s just what needs to happen!