Lauren belfer biography

Interview

An interview with Lauren Belfer about A Fierce Radiance, a compelling, richly detailed tale of passion and intrigue set in New York City during the tumultuous early days of World War II.

Tell us the story behind the story.

What was the inspiration behind A Fierce Radiance
On her bureau, my aunt kept a photo of her brother in the 1920s, when he was 9 or 10 years old, a blond boy paddling a canoe with his father, both of them laughing, in high spirits.

This was the last photo she had of him, for he died at age 11 from a fast-moving infection contracted after a Fourth of July celebration.

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Antibiotics probably would have saved his life - except antibiotics didn't exist then.

Even sixty years after his death, my aunt mourned him. She reflected on the future he was denied and told me about the never-ending anguish of her parents.

The light and happiness went out of her parents' spirits after he died, she said, and s