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Cover revealed for The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse
Firefinch Books and Heather Morris are thrilled to share the cover artwork for The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse, the new novel from bestselling author, Heather Morris. Publishing in October 2026, is inspired by real events and people. It tells the story of piano teacher and French Resistance operative, Andrée Levallois, and the young girl she risks everything for. In 1942, the Nazis came for a Jewish family living in Montparnasse, occupied Paris. In the chaos of their arrest, the eleven-year-old daughter fled to the only person she trusted: her piano teacher, Andrée Levallois, secretly a French Resistance operative. Andrée took her in, risking everything. But the authorities were closing in,…
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New book announcement: The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse
Kate Parkin and Margaret Stead of Firefinch are delighted to announce the acquisition of world rights all languages in a new novel by Heather Morris – The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse – author of the global phenomenon, The Tattooist of Auschwitz trilogy. In 1942, the Nazis came for a Jewish family living in Montparnasse, occupied Paris. In the chaos, the eleven-year-old daughter ran to the only person she could trust, her piano teacher, Andrée Levallois, secretly a French Resistance operative. Andrée took her in, risking everything. But the authorities were closing in, and soon Andrée and the girl were caught in a desperate race to stay alive. Andrée was denounced,…
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Heather Morris to tour UK in September 2025
We are delighted to share with all of Heather’s UK readers that she will be touring around England over the month of September in 2025, making appearances and doing book signings for her new novel, The Wish. Head to the Events section of the website to see all dates and venues where Heather will be appearing over the next month, and book your tickets now!
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Zaffre announces the brand-new novel from the global number one bestseller, Heather Morris
Zaffre, the flagship adult fiction imprint of Bonnier Books UK has announced The Wish, the brand-new unforgettable contemporary novel of family, love and heartbreak, from multi-million international bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Heather Morris. Co-CEO of Bonnier Books UK Sarah Benton agreed World All Languages rights for Jesse’s Wish directly with Heather Morris. It will be published this September, supported by a major publicity and marketing campaign, and will be simultaneously published in Australia by Echo, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK. Morris’s new novel revolves around Jesse and Alex. Jesse is 15 and loves her family, friends, and video games—even from her hospital bed. Alex is 27,…
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz TV series receives two Emmy nominations
The Tattooist of Auschwitz TV adaptation, a Stan Original Series, has received 2 nominations for the 2024 Emmy Awards. This marks the first time a Stan Original has been nominated for an Emmy. The Tattooist of Auschwitz received nominations for Outstanding Music Composition For A Limited Or Anthology Series, Movie Or Special (Original Dramatic Score) for Hans Zimmer and Kara Talve and Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics for Hans Zimmer in collaboration with Kara Talve and Grammy-winner Walter Afanasieff, with lyrics by Grammy and Golden Globe nominee Charlie Midnight, performed by Barbra Streisand. The series stars Harvey Keitel, Melanie Lynskey, Jonah Hauer-King, and Anna Próchniak. You can read the full press…
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Global music icon Barbra Streisand to release new single for The Tattooist of Auschwitz TV series
Sky and Peacock today announce that Emmy, Grammy, Oscar® and Tony Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, writer, and director, Barbra Streisand has recorded a brand-new song “Love Will Survive”, which will be the end title of the upcoming Sky and Peacock Original series, The Tattooist of Auschwitz. This will be Streisand’s first ever recording for a TV series and will be released globally by Columbia Records on April 25th, ahead of the series global launch on May 2nd. “Love Will Survive” is composed by two-time Oscar®-winner Hans Zimmer in collaboration with Emmy nominee Kara Talve, part of the Bleeding Fingers Music composer collective, and Grammy-winner Walter Afanasieff, with lyrics by Grammy…
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First look at Harvey Keitel, Melanie Lynskey, Jonah Hauer-King, Anna Próchniak, and Jonas Nay in Sky and Peacock Original Drama, The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Limited event series, based on the international bestselling novel, to premiere globally on Thursday 2nd May First-look images of Harvey Keitel, Melanie Lynskey, Jonah Hauer-King, Anna Próchniak, and Jonas Nay in the upcoming Sky, Peacock Originals and Stan Original series, The Tattooist of Auschwitz have been released today. The six-part series, based on the international bestselling novel The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris, is inspired by the real-life story of Lali and Gita Sokolov, who met while prisoners in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during the Holocaust. The images see Academy Award nominee Harvey Keitel as the modern-day Lali Sokolov, Jonah Hauer-King as Lali Sokolov in his younger years, Anna…
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Academy Award® Winner Hans Zimmer and Kara Talve to Score Sky and Peacock Original Series The Tattooist of Auschwitz
From the official press release from SKY: The limited series, based on globally bestselling novel, to launch next year The Tattooist of Auschwitz is the first drama series to have a score fully composed by Hans Zimmer and Kara Talve Sky and Peacock announce today that multi-Academy Award®-winning composer Hans Zimmer (Inception, Interstellar, Dune) and Kara Talve (Prehistoric Planet) will compose the score for upcoming adaptation of globally bestselling novel, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, produced by Synchronicity Films in association with Sky Studios and All3Media International. The limited series, which completed filming in Europe this summer and stars Jonah Hauer-King, (The Little Mermaid, World on Fire), Anna Próchniak (Baptiste, Warsaw 44), Harvey…
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Harvey Keitel joins cast of upcoming Sky and Peacock Original Drama, The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Academy Award nominee Harvey Keitel (The Irishman, Youth) to play lead role as the modern-day Lale Sokolov in the Sky and Peacock television adaptation of the globally bestselling novel, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, by Heather Morris, produced by Synchronicity Films in association with Sky Studios. The Tattooist of Auschwitz is inspired by the heart-breaking true-life story of Lale and Gita Sokolov. Lale (Jonah Hauer-King) arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1942, and shortly after arrival, he was made one of the tätowierer (tattooists), charged to ink identification numbers onto fellow prisoners’ arms. One day, he meets Gita (Anna Próchniak) when tattooing her prisoner number on her arm. They experience love at first…
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