{"product_id":"the-polish-girl-9780008525316","title":"The Polish Girl","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIn the eye of the war\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThat tore the world apart\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA mother wants a son\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA daughter needs a mother\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinter 1939: \u003c\/strong\u003e Danusha and her family are forced to flee their home when the Nazis invade Poland. Danusha's mother, Anna, changes her name and secures a position as a housekeeper in a German doctor's mansion in Krak?w where Gestapo meetings are hosted in the kitchen...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHer secret is their salvation, but what Danusha remembers most is the solitude, with only her baby brother and the girl in the mirror for company.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll Anna ever wanted was a firstborn son. All Danusha ever wanted was a mother who would love her like a firstborn son. Instead she got one who could look a Nazi straight in the eye but not into the eyes of her own daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is only years later, when their neighbours gather in the living room to hear Anna's stories, that Danusha finally realises her mother was never a cold unknowable sea but a storm-wracked sky - sometimes bright, sometimes dark, and always watching over her.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Polish Girl\u003c\/em\u003e is a heartbreaking and unforgettable historical novel by the author of international bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Brothers of Auschwitz\u003c\/em\u003e - perfect for fans of Antonio Iturbe and Edith Eger.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalka Adler was born in a small village near the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe began her work as an author when she turned 50. After taking a creative writing course, she fell in love with the art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalka has written six books, four of which are about the Holocaust. She obtained her undergraduate and graduate degrees in educational counselling at Bar Ilan University and is a family and couples' therapist, writer and facilitator of several reading clubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"One More Chapter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50561783365906,"sku":"9780008525316","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_27850d7e-38f8-4800-94ab-888d433163f4.jpg?v=1731853292","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-polish-girl-9780008525316","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}