{"product_id":"people-like-us","title":"People Like Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ecompelling\u003c\/b\u003e tale of forbidden love set in 1930's Leipzig' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Terrifying, yet tender. I \u003cb\u003eloved it\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Heart-breaking, \u003cb\u003ethought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e story' Adele Parks\u003c\/p\u003e'I nearly drowned and Walter rescued me. That changes everything.' \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeipzig, 1930s Germany \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHetty Heinrich is a perfect German child. Her father is an SS officer, her brother in the Luftwaffe, herself a member of the BDM. She believes resolutely in her country, and the man who runs it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil Walter changes everything. Blond-haired, blue-eyed, perfect in every way Walter. The boy who saved her life. A Jew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnti-semitism is growing by the day, and neighbours, friends and family members are turning on one another. As Hetty falls deeper in love with a man who is against all she has been taught, she begins to fight against her country, her family and herself. Hetty will have to risk everything to save Walter, even if it means sacrificing herself...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Book Thief\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy people love \u003ci\u003ePeople Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003ePeople Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e is also a reminder that - even in the darkest times - the extraordinary \u003cb\u003epower of love\u003c\/b\u003e can light the way' Fiona Valpy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A \u003cb\u003epowerful, unforgettable\u003c\/b\u003e love story' Gill Paul\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A \u003cb\u003eheartbreaking\u003c\/b\u003e, beautiful story' Jenny Ashcroft\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is historical fiction at its \u003cb\u003eabsolute best\u003c\/b\u003e' Liz Trenow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eoutstanding\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eheart-breaking\u003c\/b\u003e story of Nazism seen from the 'other side': blind indoctrination is transformed into true heroism by the \u003cb\u003epower of love\u003c\/b\u003e' Sharon Maas, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Violin Maker's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003ePeople Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e is part romance, part character study, \u003cb\u003epart call to arms\u003c\/b\u003e' Lizzie Page\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003ePeople Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e is an incredibly moving, utterly captivating, \u003cb\u003ebeautiful story of love, courage\u003c\/b\u003e, and the strength of the human spirit. It was both \u003cb\u003eheartbreaking\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ehopeful\u003c\/b\u003e at once. The ending had me in tears' Rhiannon Navin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A heartbreaking and \u003cb\u003ethought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e story about forbidden love during Nazi Germany. Had me gripped to the very end' Luke Allnutt, author of \u003ci\u003eWe Own the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBeautiful\u003c\/b\u003e and absorbing - a vital story of kindness, and a reminder that humanity can flourish in the darkest of times' Caroline Hulse, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Adults\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Louise Fein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40307287031986,"sku":"1789545013","price":325.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/103864_611e58c08647d1.35660359_9781789545012.jpg?v=1643070669","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/people-like-us","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}