{"product_id":"1947-elisabeth-sbrink-9781635420128","title":"1947: Where Now Begins","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn NPR Best Book of the Year 2018 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the best books, certainly the best nonfiction book, that I've read recently.\" --Nancy Pearl on NPR's \u003ci\u003eMorning Edition \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An extraordinary achievement.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn award-winning writer captures a year that defined the modern world, intertwining historical events around the globe with key moments from her personal history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year 1947 marks a turning point in the twentieth century. Peace with Germany becomes a tool to fortify the West against the threats of the Cold War. The CIA is created, Israel is about to be born, Simone de Beauvoir experiences the love of her life, an ill George Orwell is writing his last book, and Christian Dior creates the hyper-feminine New Look as women are forced out of jobs and back into the home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the midst of it all, a ten-year-old Hungarian-Jewish boy resides in a refugee camp for children of parents murdered by the Nazis. This year he has to make the decision of a lifetime, one that will determine his own fate and that of his daughter yet to be born, Elisabeth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elisabeth ﾅsbrink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1635420121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635420128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Elisabeth ﾅsbrink","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996397863167,"sku":"9781635420128","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_97e65f74-c578-4e54-b7e9-e55f08fc42ca.jpg?v=1683341460","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/1947-elisabeth-sbrink-9781635420128","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}