{"product_id":"bitter-herbs-based-on-a-true-story-of-a-jewish-girl-in-nazi-occupied-holland-9781529106497","title":"Bitter Herbs: Based on a True Story of a Jewish Girl in Nazi-Occupied Holland","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe evening the men came I fled through the garden gate...'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Netherlands, World War II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the Nazis invade the Netherlands in May 1940 it's clear that life is changing for the girl and her family. Step by step, the Nazis close in on the Dutch Jews. But when the authorities finally come to the family home a split decision will have devastating consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarga Minco's autobiographical novel \u003ci\u003eBitter Herbs\u003c\/i\u003e is a Dutch classic that has been translated into more than fifteen languages. This deceptively simple and profoundly moving tale is now reissued with a new translation by Jeannette K Ringold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarga Minco (1920) \u003c\/b\u003edebuted with \u003ci\u003eBitter Herbs \u003c\/i\u003e(1957), which was followed by other famous works such as \u003ci\u003eThe Fall \u003c\/i\u003e(1983) and \u003ci\u003eAn Empty House\u003c\/i\u003e (1967). She won the Vijverberg prize (1957), the Annie Romein Prize (1999), the Constantijn Huygen Prize (2005) and the P.C. Hooft Prize (2019) for her entire oeuvre.\u003cb\u003e Jeannette K. Ringold\u003c\/b\u003e has translated over twenty fiction and non-fiction works by Dutch authors into English.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ebury Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647155573010,"sku":"9781529106497","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_66609c81-d283-417d-a881-a4f90e7f55e8.jpg?v=1733196602","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bitter-herbs-based-on-a-true-story-of-a-jewish-girl-in-nazi-occupied-holland-9781529106497","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}