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Instant New York Times Bestseller • USA Today Bestseller • Indie Bestseller • Good Morning America Book Club Selection

“Under the Same Stars will break your heart yet leave you fiercely hopeful.” —E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars and Genuine Fraud

“A moving story you’ll never forget.” —Samira Ahmed, bestselling author of Internment and Hollow Fires

“A beautiful blend of witty banter, heartfelt romance, humor, and a dash of magic.” —Gayle Forman, author of Not Nothing and After Life

From acclaimed New York Times bestselling and Printz Award-winning author Libba Bray comes a thrilling historical mystery exploring truth, defiance, healing, and the sacrifices made in the pursuit of a brighter future.

Legend says the Bridegroom’s Oak can help you find your soulmate, answering letters left within its trunk. But this particular tree holds something much deeper—secrets that have waited decades to surface.

In the 1940s German village of Kleinwald, young Sophie eagerly retrieves messages left for her inside the oak by an unknown admirer. Meanwhile, her closest friend, Hanna, also utilizes the oak—not searching for love, but aiding a quiet resistance as war and Nazi rule disrupt their lives.

Decades later in 1980s West Germany, American teenager Jenny struggles against the expectations of her strict family and feels isolated until she meets Lena, a charismatic punk determined to dismantle the wall dividing West from East Germany. Jenny also befriends a gentle elderly lady named Frau Hermann, whose quiet strength hides important secrets.

Fast-forward to New York City in Spring 2020: teenage best friends Miles and Chloe struggle through their final semester of high school when Chloe receives a surprising package from her grandmother. This gift sends them spiraling into a decades-old mystery involving two teenagers who mysteriously disappeared beneath the Bridegroom’s Oak eighty years earlier.