{"product_id":"hiding-in-the-spotlight-9781605981284","title":"hiding in the spotlight","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy the age of six, Zhanna had developed a repertoire fellow students twice her age would envy. Scholarships to the most prestigious conservatories in the Soviet Union soon followed?conservatories that had produced legends like Rachmaninoff, Kogan, and Horowitz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1941 disaster strikes. The Nazi Army is smashing through the Ukraine en route to Moscow. Zhanna and her family are to be executed alongside thousands of others in the ravines of Drobitsky Yar. A few short miles from certain death, her father bribes a nearby guard, and she escapes into the forest with only the clothes on her back, a copy of Chopin's \u003cem\u003eFantasy Impromptu\u003c\/em\u003e in her pocket, and her father's parting words echoing in her head: \u003cem\u003e\"I don't care what you do, just live.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdopting a new identity and ever fearful of recognition, Zhanna roamed the ravaged countryside. One lonely evening, the head of a local Nazi battalion hears her play. he is so taken with her exquisite interpretation of Chopin that little Zhanna soon becomes the performing darling of the Nazi forces. 12 black-and-white photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg Dawson\u003c\/b\u003e is the eldest son of Zhanna Arkashyna. Greg has been a journalist for over forty years and has worked for a variety of newspapers, including \u003ci\u003eBoston Herald\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIndianapolis Star\u003c\/i\u003e. Greg is currently a columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Orlando Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife in Orlando.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50505483354386,"sku":"9781605981284","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8ae5a879-1e7d-446a-a3df-96d18884d50c.jpg?v=1730840366","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hiding-in-the-spotlight-9781605981284","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}