{"product_id":"9781471185854-the-world-that-we-knew","title":"The World That We Knew","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Berlin in 1941 during humanity’s darkest hour, three unforgettable young women must act with courage and love to survive, from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dovekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Opposites\u003c\/i\u003e Alice Hoffman. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Oh, what a book this is! Hoffman’s exploration of the world of good and evil, and the constant contest between them, is unflinching; and the \u003ci\u003ehumanity \u003c\/i\u003eshe brings to us – it is a glorious experience. The book builds and builds, as she weaves together, seamlessly, the stories of people in the most desperate of circumstances – and then it delivers with a tremendous punch. It opens up the world \u003c\/b\u003e…\u003cb\u003e in a way that is absolutely unique. By the end you may be weeping’ Elizabeth Strout, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eOlive Kitteridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Berlin in 1941 during humanity’s darkest hour, three unforgettable young women must act with courage and love to survive, from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dovekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Opposites\u003c\/i\u003e Alice Hoffman. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In Berlin, at the time when the world changed, Hanni Kohn knows she must send her twelve-year-old daughter away to save her from the Nazi regime. She finds her way to a renowned rabbi, but it’s his daughter, Ettie, who offers hope of salvation when she creates a mystical Jewish creature, a rare and unusual golem, who is sworn to protect Lea. Once Ava is brought to life, she and Lea and Ettie become eternally entwined, their paths fated to cross, their fortunes linked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lea and Ava travel from Paris, where Lea meets her soulmate, to a convent in western France known for its silver roses; from a school in a mountaintop village where three thousand Jews were saved. Meanwhile, Ettie is in hiding, waiting to become the fighter she's destined to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What does it mean to lose your mother? How much can one person sacrifice for love? In a world where evil can be found at every turn, we meet remarkable characters that take us on a stunning journey of loss and resistance, the fantastical and the mortal, in a place where all roads lead past the Angel of Death and love is never ending.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Alice Hoffman:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A major contribution to twenty-first century literature' \u003cb\u003eToni Morrison\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Museum of Extraordinary Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘A great atmospheric storyteller… Her books are a real pleasure’ \u003cb\u003eKate Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Hoffman reminds us with every sentence that words have the power to transport us to alternate worlds, to heal a broken heart, and to tie us irrevocably to the people we love' \u003cb\u003eJodi Picoult\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Miss Hoffman heals wounds with the gentle touch of an angel' \u003cb\u003eJoseph Heller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Hoffman… writes with heartbreaking clarity’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Alice Hoffman is simply brilliant’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Hoffman knows how to tell a good story' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Monumental… magical, moving… beautifully written. A genuine masterpiece' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Dovekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'One of the finest writers of her generation' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40637969236065,"sku":"9781471185854","price":8.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31826595.jpg?v=1734618979","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471185854-the-world-that-we-knew","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}