{"product_id":"the-forest-of-vanishing-stars-9781982158941","title":"The Forest of Vanishing Stars","description":"Parade \"Best Books of Summer\" pick * Real Simple pick * She Reads \"Best WWII Fiction of Summer 2021\" pick The New York Times bestselling author of the \"heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism\" (People) The Book of Lost Names returns with an evocative coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis--until a secret from her past threatens everything.After being stolen from her wealthy German parents and raised in the unforgiving wilderness of eastern Europe, a young woman finds herself alone in 1941 after her kidnapper dies. Her solitary existence is interrupted, however, when she happens upon a group of Jews fleeing the Nazi terror. Stunned to learn what's happening in the outside world, she vows to teach the group all she can about surviving in the forest--and in turn, they teach her some surprising lessons about opening her heart after years of isolation. But when she is betrayed and escapes into a German-occupied village, her past and present come together in a shocking collision that could change everything. Inspired by incredible true stories of survival against staggering odds, and suffused with the journey-from-the-wilderness elements that made Where the Crawdads Sing a worldwide phenomenon, The Forest of Vanishing Stars is a heart-wrenching and suspenseful novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author whose writing has been hailed as \"sweeping and magnificent\" (Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author), \"immersive and evocative\" (Publishers Weekly), and \"gripping\" (Tampa Bay Times).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKristin Harmel is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of more than a dozen novels including \u003ci\u003eThe Forest of Vanishing Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Lost Names\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Room on Rue Amélie\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sweetness of Forgetting\u003c\/i\u003e. She is published in more than thirty languages and is the cofounder and cohost of the popular web series, \u003ci\u003eFriends \u0026amp; Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Orlando, Florida.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50584183406866,"sku":"9781982158941","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_96dc3856-f5a0-42e5-856b-b717265629c0.jpg?v=1732033619","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-forest-of-vanishing-stars-9781982158941","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}