{"product_id":"a-castle-in-brooklyn-shirley-russak-wachtel-9781662508745","title":"A Castle in Brooklyn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpanning decades, an unforgettable novel about reckoning with the past, the true nature of friendship, and the dream of finding home.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1944, Poland. Jacob Stein and Zalman Mendelson meet as boys under terrifying circumstances. They survive by miraculously escaping, but their shared past haunts and shapes their lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears later, Zalman plows a future on a Minnesota farm. In Brooklyn, Jacob has a new life with his wife, Esther. When Zalman travels to New York City to reconnect, Jacob's hopes for the future are becoming a reality. With Zalman's help, they build a house for Jacob's family and for Zalman, who decides to stay. Modest and light filled, inviting and warm with acceptance--for all of them, it's a castle to call home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen an unforeseeable tragedy--and the grief, betrayals, and revelations in its wake--threatens to destroy what was once an unbreakable bond, and Esther finds herself at a crossroads. \u003ci\u003eA Castle in Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving and heartfelt immigration story about finding love and building a home and family while being haunted by a traumatic past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shirley Russak Wachtel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1662508743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662508745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.47h x 5.85w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2022 pg. 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/27\/2022","brand":"Shirley Russak Wachtel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073140355327,"sku":"9781662508745","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e2eee0c-5115-45c9-a58f-7a4c22af70df.jpg?v=1685446051","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-castle-in-brooklyn-shirley-russak-wachtel-9781662508745","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}