{"product_id":"the-lilac-people-paperback","title":"The Lilac People - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMilo Todd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Reminiscent of Anthony Doerr's \u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See\u003c\/i\u003e . . . Heart-stopping in its suspense and dramatic reveals.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA moving and deeply humane story about a trans man who must relinquish the freedoms of prewar Berlin to survive first the Nazis then the Allies, all while protecting the ones he loves \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1932 Berlin, a trans man named Bertie and his friends spend carefree nights at the Eldorado Club, the epicenter of Berlin's thriving queer community. An employee of the renowned Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld at the Institute of Sexual Science, Bertie works to improve queer rights in Germany and beyond. But everything changes when Hitler rises to power. The Institute is raided, the Eldorado is shuttered, and queer people are rounded up. Bertie barely escapes with his girlfriend, Sofie, to a nearby farm. There they take on the identities of an elderly couple and live for more than a decade in isolation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the final days of the war, with their freedom in sight, Bertie and Sofie find a young trans man collapsed on their property, still dressed in Holocaust prison clothes. They vow to protect him--not from the Nazis, but from the Allied forces who are arresting queer prisoners while liberating the rest of the country. Ironically, as the Allies' vise grip closes on Bertie and his family, their only salvation is to flee to the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrimming with hope, resilience, and the enduring power of community, \u003ci\u003eThe Lilac People \u003c\/i\u003etells an extraordinary story inspired by real events and recovers an unknown moment of World War II and trans history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMILO TODD \u003c\/b\u003eis a Massachusetts Cultural Council grantee and a Lambda Literary Fellow. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eSlice Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. He is co-editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eFoglifter\u003c\/i\u003e and teaches creative writing to queer and trans adults.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.26 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098846806155,"sku":"9781640097667","price":28.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/GFePCt60y69781640097667.webp?v=1780030218","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-lilac-people-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}