{"product_id":"9781529019582-the-most-precious-of-cargoes","title":"The Most Precious of Cargoes","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Fable of the Holocaust\u003cbr\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Boy in the Striped Pyjamas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Book Thief\u003c\/i\u003e, Jean-Claude Grumberg’s haunting fable, an enormous bestseller in his native France, tells a story of the Holocaust and the remarkable acts of kindness of which people are capable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunting fable that tells a story of the Holocaust, and the remarkable acts of kindness which people are capable of.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A magnificent small book to read urgently' – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibération\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce upon a time in an enormous forest there lived a poor woodcutter and his wife. Around them a war wages, and hunger is a constant companion. Yet every night, the woodcutter's wife prays for a child.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a train crossing the forest, a Jewish father holds his twin children. His wife no longer has enough milk to feed them. In hopes of saving both their lives, he wraps his daughter in a shawl and gently throws her from the train.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile foraging for food, the woodcutter’s wife finds a bundle, a baby girl wrapped in a shawl. She knows that this little girl will be pursued, but she cannot ignore this gift: she will accept the precious cargo, and raise her as her own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet against the horrors of the Holocaust and told in a fairytale style, Jean-Claude Grumberg’s \u003ci\u003eThe Most Precious of Cargoes \u003c\/i\u003eis a deeply moving fable about family and redemption. A story that reminds us that humanity can be found in the most inhumane of places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated from French by Frank Wynne.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451523379574,"sku":"9781529019582","price":8.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28253344.jpg?v=1760462837","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529019582-the-most-precious-of-cargoes","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}