{"product_id":"the-world-that-we-knew-9781501137587","title":"The World That We Knew","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER * LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn the brink of World War II, with the Nazis tightening their grip on Berlin, a mother's act of courage and love offers her daughter a chance of survival.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] hymn to the power of resistance, perseverance, and enduring love in dark times...gravely beautiful...Hoffman the storyteller continues to dazzle.\" --\u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the time when the world changed, Hanni Kohn knows she must send her twelve-year-old daughter away to save her from the Nazi regime. Her desperation leads her to Ettie, the daughter of a rabbi whose years spent eavesdropping on her father enables her to create a mystical Jewish creature, a rare and unusual golem, who is sworn to protect Hanni's daughter, Lea. Once Ava is brought to life, she and Lea and Ettie become eternally entwined, their paths fated to cross, their fortunes linked. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat does it mean to lose your mother? How much can one person sacrifice for love? In a world where evil can be found at every turn, we meet remarkable characters that take us on a stunning journey of loss and resistance, the fantastical and the mortal, in a place where all roads lead past the Angel of Death and love is never-ending.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMagic Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe World That We Knew\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePractical Magic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rules of Magic \u003c\/i\u003e(a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick), the Oprah's Book Club Selection \u003ci\u003eHere on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Red Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dovekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Museum of Extraordinary Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Opposites\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFaithful\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives near Boston.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50617616138514,"sku":"9781501137587","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_558c4a20-5b34-46a2-ac0b-e23c344cc273.jpg?v=1732523498","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-world-that-we-knew-9781501137587","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}