{"product_id":"9781471196805-when-the-world-was-ours","title":"When The World Was Ours","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA book about finding hope in the darkest of times\u003cbr\u003eA powerful, heart-breaking, ultimately redemptive novel about three childhood friends in 1930s Vienna whose fates are closely intertwined, even when their lives take very different courses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE MOMENT CAN CHANGE A LIFE FOREVER.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘An exceptional read’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Vital glimmers of hope enlighten this profoundly poignant book’\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A powerful and heart-breaking novel about three childhood friends living during the Second World War whose fates are closely intertwined, even when their lives take very different courses. Inspired by a true story, this is the perfect read for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Book Thief \u003c\/i\u003eand Anne Frank’s \u003ci\u003eThe Diary of a Young Girl.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVienna, 1936.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElsa, Leo \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eMax\u003c\/b\u003e have always been best friends, a special team of three. Then the Nazis come.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e As a growing darkness descends around them, Leo and Elsa run for their lives, taking two very different paths across Europe. And Max, once their closest friend, now becomes the enemy as he is drawn into the Hitler Youth. Will the friends ever find their way back to each other? Will they want to?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Inspired by a true story, WHEN THE WORLD WAS OURS is an extraordinary novel that is as powerful as it is heartbreaking, and shows how the bonds of love, family and friendship allow glimmers of hope to flourish, even in the most hopeless of times. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree friends. Two sides. One memory.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39325426614369,"sku":"9781471196805","price":12.33,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31849572.jpg?v=1734636555","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781471196805-when-the-world-was-ours","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}