{"product_id":"polish-girl-trade-paperback","title":"The Polish Girl (Trade Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the eye of the war\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat tore the world apart\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA mother wants a son\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA daughter needs a mother\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\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 Krakow where Gestapo meetings are hosted in the kitchen...\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\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\r\n\r\n\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\r\n\r\n\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\r\n\r\n\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\r\n","brand":"Malka Adler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41924362862770,"sku":"9780008526559","price":170.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/370763_62e791f9a788e0.91327338_9780008526559.jpg?v=1673264402","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/polish-girl-trade-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}