{"product_id":"children-and-fire-9781451608304","title":"Children and Fire","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe fourth novel in Ursula Hegi's acclaimed Burgdorf cycle is \"a thoughtful, sidelong approach to the worst moment in Germany's history that invites us to understand how decent people come to collaborate with evil\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren and Fire\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of one day that will forever transform the lives of the people in Burgdorf, Germany, the fictitious village by the river in Ursula Hegi's bestselling novels. February 27, 1934--the first anniversary of the burning of Reichstag, the Parliament building in Berlin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThekla Jansen, a gifted young teacher, loves her students and tries to protect them from the chaos beyond their village. Believing the Nazis' new regime will not last forever, Thekla begins to relinquish some of her freedoms to keep her teaching position. She has always taken her moral courage for granted, but when each compromise chips away at that courage, she knows she must reclaim it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUrsula Hegi funnels pivotal moments in history through the experience of Thekla, her students, and the townspeople as she writes along the edge where sorrow and bliss meet, and shows us how one society--educated, cultural, compassionate--can slip into a reality that's fabricated by propaganda and controlled by fear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGorgeously rendered and emotionally taut, \u003ci\u003eChildren and Fire\u003c\/i\u003e confirms Ursula Hegi's position as one of the most distinguished writers of her generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUrsula Hegi is the author of numerous books, including \"The Worst Thing I ve Done,\" \"Sacred Time,\" \"Unearned Pleasures and Other Stories,\" \"Floating in My Mother s Palm,\" and \"Stones from the River.\" She is the recipient of more than thirty grants and awards and lives in New York State.\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50466267824402,"sku":"9781451608304","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_10677431-1cd3-4389-86e3-f2260c97f7ac.jpg?v=1730116835","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/children-and-fire-9781451608304","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}