{"product_id":"onas-tears-9798349606342","title":"Ona's Tears","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Deeply Moving Family Saga\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in early 20th century Baltimore, and reaching back into Tsarist Russian occupied\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLithuania, Ona's Tears is a remarkable tale of loss and resilience, based\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon true stories. Aldona, a young woman reeling from tragedy and persecution, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eassumes her sister Ona's identity. She flees from Kaunas, Lithuania, to Baltimore, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs \"Annie,\" she must maintain a false marriage and work long hours in a garment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efactory. Her struggle is lightened by her immigrant community and two B \u0026amp; O\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRailroad workers closest to her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis rich, emotional novel explores Annie's life, as well as the lives of her family\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eleft behind an ocean away. It explores profound themes of identity, sacrifice, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe enduring strength of women, reminiscent of Kristin Hannah's \u003cem\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eor Min Jin Lee's \u003cem\u003ePachinko\u003c\/em\u003e. It is \u003cstrong\u003ea powerful story of resilience, unbreakable\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efamily bonds, and the desperate hope for a new future\u003c\/strong\u003e under the shadow of an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunforgiving past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSabalauskas, Judith:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Judith Sabalauskas is a second-generation Lithuanian from Baltimore, Maryland.She draws on a diverse career in sales, counseling, and academia to write abouthistorical immigration. She now writes full-time from her childhood home, where she tends to the perennial garden. This is her debut novel.","brand":"Judith Sabalauskas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749365383442,"sku":"9798349606342","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c0eb2a25-e2e3-48d2-8f8d-0e12136132d3.jpg?v=1764080950","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/onas-tears-9798349606342","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}