{"product_id":"we-must-not-think-of-ourselves-9781643752341","title":"We Must Not Think of Ourselves","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Lauren Grodstein, a story inspired by a little-known piece of history in the lives of Jewish occupants of the Warsaw Ghetto in World War II. Called a \"masterpiece\", and as seen on \u003ci\u003eThe Today Show with Jenna\u003c\/i\u003e pick (Madeline Miller).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On a November day in 1940, Adam Paskow becomes a prisoner in the Warsaw Ghetto, where the Jews of the city are cut off from their former lives and held captive by Nazi guards to await an uncertain fate. Weeks later, he is approached by a mysterious figure with a surprising request: Would he join a secret group of archivists working to preserve the truth of what is happening inside these walls? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Adam agrees and begins taking testimonies from his students, friends, and neighbors. One of the people Adam interviews is his flatmate Sala Wiskoff, who is stoic, determined, and funny--and married with two children. Over the months of their confinement, in the presence of her family, they fall in love. But when Adam discovers a possible escape from the Ghetto, he is faced with an unbearable choice: whom can he save, and at what cost ? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inspired by the testimony-gathering project with the code name Oneg Shabbat, and told with immediacy and heart, \u003ci\u003eWe Must Not Think of Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e is a piercing story of love, determination, and sacrifice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLauren Grodstein is the author of \u003ci\u003eOur Short History, The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year \u003ci\u003eThe Explanation for Everything, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling \u003ci\u003eA Friend of the Family\u003c\/i\u003e, among other works. Her stories, essays, and articles have appeared in various literary magazines and anthologies, and have been translated into French, German, Chinese, and Italian, among other languages. Her work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eElle, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Refinery29, Salon.com, Barrelhouse, Post Road, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is a professor of English at Rutgers University-Camden, where she teaches in the MFA program in creative writing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50568611496210,"sku":"9781643752341","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f03fd7ba-4f5b-4f89-b21d-83de506b43b9.jpg?v=1748685404","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/we-must-not-think-of-ourselves-9781643752341","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}