{"product_id":"goodnight-vienna-9781542035231","title":"Goodnight, Vienna","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatya never wanted to look after Gretchen. Now she's the young girl's only hope of survival.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1937. Katya Komarovsky is studying medicine in Glasgow, living among friends and eager to begin her career as a doctor. But when her spendthrift parents announce that they've run out of money and are facing ruin--and that she'll now have to support them by working as a governess in Vienna--the life she's dreamed of goes up in smoke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFuriously resentful, Katya rages at her wealthy employer, Thor, for stealing her future--and saddling her with twelve-year-old Gretchen, a deeply troubled child who has only a blazing musical talent to redeem her. Yet as Katya grudgingly digs into her reserves of compassion, she finds herself losing her heart to both father and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStorm clouds are gathering, though, and when Hitler annexes Austria, patriot Thor is arrested, leaving Katya wholly responsible for saving 'imperfect' Gretchen from being forced into a Nazi medical research laboratory. With the terrifying uncertainty of the new world order, can Katya and Gretchen flee to safety? And dare they dream of ever seeing Thor again?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGabriel, Marius:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMarius Gabriel was accused by \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e magazine of 'keeping you reading while your dinner burns'. He served his author apprenticeship as a student at Newcastle University, Britain, where, to finance his postgraduate research, he wrote thirty-three steamy romances under a pseudonym. Gabriel is the author of thirteen historical novels, including the bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Designer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ocean Liner\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Parisians\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in South Africa, he has travelled and worked in many countries, and now lives in Lincolnshire. He has three grown-up children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Union Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50383049457938,"sku":"9781542035231","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4d11685c-4e47-4a9e-abaa-71317b158c7e.jpg?v=1728776920","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/goodnight-vienna-9781542035231","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}