Kim van Alkemade is the New York Times bestselling author of the historical novels ORPHAN #8, BACHELOR GIRL and COUNTING THE STARS. Born in Manhattan, she grew up in New Jersey and went to college in Wisconsin, where she earned a Ph.D. in English. For many years, she was a professor at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. Now a full-time writer, she resides in Saratoga Springs, New York, with her partner, their two rescue dogs, and three feisty backyard chickens.

Books by Kim van Alkemade

Orphan #8

by Kim van Alkemade - Fiction, Historical Fiction

A stunning debut novel in the vein of Sarah Waters’ historical fiction and inspired by true events, ORPHAN #8 tells the fascinating story of a woman who must choose between revenge and mercy when she encounters the doctor who subjected her to dangerous medical experiments in a New York City Jewish orphanage.