{"product_id":"tears-of-amber-9781542027915","title":"Tears of Amber","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Murmur of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e comes a transportive novel of two families uprooted by war and united by the bonds of love and courage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith war looming dangerously close, Ilse's school days soon turn to lessons of survival. In the harshness of winter, her family must join the largest exodus in human history to survive. As battle lines are drawn and East Prussia's borders vanish beneath them, they leave their farm and all they know behind for an uncertain future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Ilse also has Janusz, her family's young Polish laborer, by her side. As they flee from the Soviet army, his enchanting folktales keep her mind off the cold, the hunger, and the horrors unfolding around them. He tells her of a besieged kingdom in the Baltic Sea from which spill the amber tears of a heartbroken queen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeither of them realizes his stories will prove crucial and prophetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot far away, trying and failing to flee from a vengeful army, Arno and his mother hide in the ruins of a K nigsberg mansion, hoping that once the war ends they can reunite their dispersed family. But their stay in the walled city proves untenable when they find themselves dodging bombs and scavenging in the rubble. Soon they'll become pawns caught between two powerful enemies, on a journey with an unknown destination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHope carries these children caught in the crosshairs of war on an extraordinary pilgrimage in which the gift of an amber teardrop is at once a valuable form of currency and a symbol of resilience, one that draws them together against insurmountable odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSegovia, Sofía:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSofía Segovia was born in Monterrey, Mexico. She studied communications at Universidad de Monterrey, mistakenly thinking that she would be a journalist. But fiction is her first love. A creative writing teacher, she has also been a ghostwriter and communications director for local political campaigns and has written several plays for local theater. The Spanish edition of her bestselling \u003ci\u003eEl murmullo de las abejas\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Murmur of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e) was an Audie Award winner and named novel of the year by iTunes, and the English translation by Simon Bruni and narrated by Xe Sands and Angelo Di Loreto was one of Audible's Top 10 of 2019 and a Voice Arts Award winner. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003ePeregrinos\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eTears of Amber\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eNoche de huracán\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eNight of the Hurricane\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003ci\u003eHuracán\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eHurricane\u003c\/i\u003e). Sofía likes to travel the world, but she loves coming home to her husband, three children, two dogs, and cat. She writes her best surrounded and inspired by their joyous chaos. For more information visit www.sofiasegovia.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amazon Crossing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644631912722,"sku":"9781542027915","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d8c1a9f7-9f17-43c6-9e4f-dee6e64511a1.jpg?v=1733119296","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tears-of-amber-9781542027915","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}