The Toymaker - Softcover

A person is defined by the secrets they keep. Adam Kulakov likes his life. He&;s on the right side of middle age; the toy company he owns brightens the lives of children around the world; and he has more money than he can ever spend, a wife and child he adores, and as many mistresses as he can reasonably hide from them. He is not the only one with secrets. In 1944, Adam&;s grandfather, Arkady, was imprisoned in Auschwitz and given an impossible choice. Now, as he&;s coming to the end of his life, he has to keep the truth from his family, and hold back the crushing memories of his time with one of history&;s greatest monsters. As a mistake threatens to bring Adam&;s world tumbling down around him, the past reaches for Arkady. Everything he&;s spent a lifetime building will be threatened, as will everything Adam and his family think they know of the world. Bold, dark, and compelling, The Toymaker is a novel about privilege, fear, and the great harm we can do when we are afraid of losing what we hold dear.