Books by Andrea Fuchs Petzi
The books are presented below by literary grouping rather than chronology, reflecting the internal logic of the work.
Newest Release
Historical Fiction
Contemporary and Transatlantic Fiction
Poetry and Short Works
Newest Release
THE COMMANDMENTS OF ELZIE McGILLICUDDY
Genre: Literary Fiction
The Commandments of Elzie McGillicuddy follows an elderly Polish immigrant whose family is thrown into turmoil by the temptations of sudden wealth. As loyalties fracture and long-buried conflicts emerge, Elzie turns to the Ten Commandments—not as rigid laws, but as a living moral compass for an increasingly bewildering world. Both humorous and deeply humane, the novel explores faith, family, forgiveness, and the difficult choices that reveal who we truly are.
I Historical Fiction
TORNIAMO: The Last Journey of Johann Joachim Winckelmann
Genre: Historical Fiction
Torniamo: The Last Journey of Johann Joachim Winckelmann is a richly imagined historical novel that brings to life the extraordinary journey of Johann Joachim Winckelmann, the father of art history and archaeology, whose lifelong pursuit of beauty culminated in a mysterious and tragic death in Trieste in 1768.
GUTENBERG: The Work of Books
Genre: Historical Fiction
Gutenberg: The Work of Books is a historical novel that portrays Johannes Gutenberg as a daring innovator who defied tradition and power, igniting a revolution that transformed knowledge, culture, and the modern world.
THE SEAT OF COURAGE: Rosa Parks and the Birth of a Movement
Genre: Historical Fiction
CARLOTA
Genre: Historical Fiction
Carlota (Second ed.) is a historical novel that traces the rise and tragic unraveling of Carlota of Belgium, whose imperial dreams at Miramare collide with exile, loss, and the brutal realities of power.
THE ROSE OF LIMA: The First Saint of the Americas
Genre: Historical Fiction
The Rose of Lima: The First Saint of the Americas is a historical novel that vividly reimagines the life of Rose of Lima, whose radical faith, compassion, and quiet resistance reshaped sanctity in the New World.
THE JOURNEY: Life and Legacy of Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
Genre: Historical Fiction
The Journey: Life and Legacy of Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) is a historical novel tracing Edith Stein’s path from brilliant Jewish philosopher to Carmelite nun and martyr, exploring faith, conscience, and moral courage in the face of twentieth-century tyranny.
HILDEGARD: A Voice of Courage and Light
Genre: Historical Fiction
Hildegard: A Voice of Courage and Light is a historical novel that portrays Hildegard of Bingen as a visionary thinker and fearless woman whose faith, intellect, and creativity illuminated a darkening medieval world.
II Family Sagas & Central European Novels
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SISTERS
Genre: Literary Fiction
The Distance Between Sisters is a family saga that traces the intertwined lives of women bound by blood and choice, exploring loyalty, rivalry, and the enduring strength of sisterhood across generations.
HEARTBEATS AND OTHER LESSONS: Short Stories
Genre: Literary Fiction
THE DRAGONS UNDER THE SKIN
Genre: Literary Fiction
The Dragons under the Skin is a European novel set in the aftermath of the Second World War, exploring buried trauma, racial tensions, and the unspoken legacies of guilt and survival that shape lives long after the fighting ends.
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FORGET ME NOTS
Genre: Literary Fiction
Forget Me Nots is a sweeping family saga that follows generations bound by love, memory, and resilience, revealing how ordinary lives endure and transform amid the upheavals of history.
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UNDER QUIET SKIES
Genre: Literary Fiction
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III Contemporary & Transatlantic Fiction
THE ITALIAN CLASS
Genre: Literary Fiction
The Italian Class is a warm, suspenseful novel about friendship discovered late in life and courage awakened where it is least expected.
THE HUMMINGBIRD
Genre: Literary Fiction
THE TWO LIVES OF WILLIAM NIEMAND
Genre: Literary Fiction
The Two Lives of William Niemand follows a scarred English teacher in Los Angeles whose carefully isolated life is undone by memory, loss, and quiet miracles, leading him toward family, faith, and the courage to begin again.
THE TRANSFORMATION OF MARTHA LELAND
Genre: Literary Fiction
The Transformation of Martha Leland is a haunting, philosophical novel in which a solitary retired librarian is drawn into a storytelling program that mirrors her own life, tempting her to rewrite her past and ultimately to dissolve the boundary between author and self, until reinvention becomes both liberation and disappearance.
A SCHOOL FOR THE WORLD
Genre: Literary Fiction
A School for the World is a gentle, inspiring novel about renewal and perseverance, following a university lecturer who creates a language school from a single classroom and, through patience, care, and faith in human connection, builds a lasting place where cultures meet and lives are changed.
THE OAKTREE: NOT INTERESTED IN CHERRY BLOSSOMS
Genre: Literary Fiction
The Oaktree: Not Interested in Cherry Blossoms is a quietly powerful novel about a family on the brink, where fleeting allure and easy escapes are weighed against endurance, responsibility, and the slow, unseen work of choosing what truly lasts.
THE RHYTHM OF LIFE
Genre: Literary Fiction
BLESSINGS
Genre: Literary Fiction
Blessings is an epic, cross-cultural novel that follows the enduring power of oaths, curses, and blessings across centuries, revealing how words spoken long ago shape destinies—and how language itself may offer the only path to release.
THE COMMANDMENTS OF ELZIE McGILLICUDDY
Genre: Literary Fiction
The Commandments of Elzie McGillicuddy is a deeply resonant novel in which an elderly Polish immigrant confronts family conflict, faith, and the corrosive temptations of sudden wealth, testing how the timeless moral compass of the Ten Commandments can still guide fractured lives in the modern world.
IV Poetry and Short Works
