{"product_id":"the-sojourn-9781934137345","title":"The Sojourn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST\u003cbr\u003eDAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE WINNER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA stirring tale of brotherhood, coming of age, and survival during World War I\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sojourn\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Jozef Vinich, who was uprooted from a 19th-century mining town in Colorado by a family tragedy and returns with his father to an impoverished shepherd's life in rural Austria-Hungary. When war comes, Jozef joins his adopted brother as a sharpshooter in the Kaiser's army, surviving a perilous trek across the frozen Italian Alps and capture by a victorious enemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrikingly contemporary though replete with evocative historical detail, \u003ci\u003eThe Sojourn\u003c\/i\u003e is the freestanding, first novel of Andrew Krivak's award-winning Dardan Trilogy, which concludes with \u003ci\u003eLike the Appearance of Horses\u003c\/i\u003e. Inspired by the author's family history, it is also a poignant tale of fathers and sons, addressing the great immigration to America and the desire to live the American dream amid the unfolding tragedy in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Krivak\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bear\u003c\/i\u003e, a Mountain Book Competition winner, Massachusetts Book Award winner, and NEA Big Read selection, as well as the novels of the Dardan Trilogy: \u003ci\u003eThe Sojourn\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Award finalist and winner of both the Chautauqua Prize and Dayton Literary Peace Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Signal Flame\u003c\/i\u003e, a Chautauqua Prize finalist; and \u003ci\u003eLike the Appearance of Horses\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife and three children in Somerville, Massachusetts, and Jaffrey, New Hampshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bellevue Literary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50598832144658,"sku":"9781934137345","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e23975b9-4e0b-4cca-827e-ad44b7f053be.jpg?v=1732192008","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sojourn-9781934137345","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}