{"product_id":"9781474622639-the-beautiful-mrs-seidenman","title":"The Beautiful Mrs Seidenman","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith an introduction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rediscovered W\u0026amp;N classic, with a new introduction by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Magnificent. Complex, wise, unsentimental and very moving' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChimamanda Ngozi Adichie\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dense, lyrical and deeply unsettling' \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fine balance between poetic tenderness and an unflinching account of the brutal realities of the day' \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Extraordinarily original' \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The prose is stunning, thanks to a masterful translation by Klara Glowczewska, and the characters are so fully fleshed that they seem to step off the page' \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Grips the reader with the power of a high-class thriller' \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrankfurter Rundschau\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eAll at once she thought that a life is only that which has passed. There is no life other than memory\u003c\/i\u003e' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the Nazi-occupied Warsaw of 1943, Irma Seidenman, a young Jewish widow, possesses two attributes that can spell the difference between life and death: blue eyes and blond hair. Paired with false papers, she passes as the wife of a Polish officer, until one day an informer spots her on the street.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt times a dark lament, at others a sly and sardonic thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Beautiful Mrs. Seidenman\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the thirty-six hours that follow Irma's arrest and the events that lead to her dramatic rescue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40877395411041,"sku":"9781474622639","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27922622.jpg?v=1722159647","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781474622639-the-beautiful-mrs-seidenman","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}