{"product_id":"9780008525286-the-polish-girl","title":"The Polish Girl","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e            \u003cem\u003e              \u003cstrong\u003eIn the eye of the war\u003c\/strong\u003e            \u003c\/em\u003e            \u003cbr\u003e            \u003cem\u003e              \u003cstrong\u003eThat tore the world apart\u003c\/strong\u003e            \u003c\/em\u003e            \u003cbr\u003e            \u003cem\u003e              \u003cstrong\u003eA mother wants a son\u003c\/strong\u003e            \u003c\/em\u003e            \u003cbr\u003e            \u003cem\u003e              \u003cstrong\u003eA daughter needs a mother\u003c\/strong\u003e            \u003c\/em\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \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 Kraków where Gestapo meetings are hosted in the kitchen…\u003c\/p\u003e          \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          \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          \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          \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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57536474710390,"sku":"9780008525286","price":8.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27720469.jpg?v=1774289059","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780008525286-the-polish-girl","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}