{"product_id":"also-here-9781948954976","title":"Also Here","description":"\u003cb\u003eAs a young girl Brooke Randel knew little about the Holocaust-just that it was a catastrophe in which millions were murdered, and that her grandma Golda Indig barely escaped that fate. But her Bubbie never spoke about what happened, and the two spent most of their time together making pleasant memories: baking crescent roll cookies, playing gin rummy, and watching \u003ci\u003eBaywatch\u003c\/i\u003e. Until an unexpected phone call when Golda said, out of the blue: \"You should write about my life. What happened in the war.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat results is a fascinating memoir--about one woman's harrowing survival, and another's struggle to excavate the story from under the sands of time, and her grandma's illiteracy. Chronicling the darkness of the past and the difficult (and occasionally comic) challenges of bringing it to life in a sunny Florida condo, this book offers an insightful look into the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, \u003cbr\u003eand the impossible pull of both silence and remembrance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrooke Randel\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, editor, and associate creative director in Chicago. Her writing has been published in \u003ci\u003eHippocampus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHypertext Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJewish Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmokeLong Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. The granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor, she writes on issues of memory, trauma, family and history. \u003ci\u003eAlso Here\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book. Find more of her work at www.brookerandel.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tortoise Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50896075030802,"sku":"9781948954976","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e814faef-5421-4179-ad03-52fdea81a2ff.jpg?v=1738280664","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/also-here-9781948954976","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}