{"product_id":"9781471167300-the-berlin-shadow","title":"The Berlin Shadow","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA formally audacious and deeply moving memoir in three timeframes that confronts the defining trauma of the twentieth century, and its effects on a father and son.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA formally audacious and deeply moving memoir in three timeframes that confronts the defining trauma of the twentieth century, and its effects on a father and son.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In 1939, \u003cb\u003eJonathan Lichtenstein\u003c\/b\u003e’s father \u003cb\u003eHans\u003c\/b\u003e escaped Nazi-occupied Berlin as a child refugee on the \u003cb\u003eKindertransport\u003c\/b\u003e. Almost every member of his family died after Kristallnacht, and, arriving in England to make his way in the world alone, Hans turned his back on his German Jewish culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Growing up in post-war rural Wales where the conflict was never spoken of, \u003cb\u003eJonathan\u003c\/b\u003e and his siblings were at a loss to understand their father’s relentless drive and sometimes eccentric behaviour. As \u003cb\u003eHans\u003c\/b\u003e enters old age, he and \u003cb\u003eJonathan\u003c\/b\u003e set out to retrace his journey back to Berlin. Published to coincide with the eightieth anniversary, this is a highly compelling account of a father and son’s attempt to emerge from the shadows of history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers who enjoyed \u003ci\u003eEast West Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Berlin Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful memoir about time, trauma and family. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Jonathan Lichtenstein's work:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘The writing is \u003cb\u003ekeenly observed and emotionally resonant\u003c\/b\u003e. an impressive achievement given the breadth of its reach, from Berlin in the 1930s to Bethlehem today’\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eMemory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535789433206,"sku":"9781471167300","price":7.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31792409.jpg?v=1774283270","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471167300-the-berlin-shadow","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}