{"product_id":"coal-dreams-annette-oppenlander-9783948100667","title":"Coal Dreams: Historical Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn emotional look into the fate of the more than twenty million forced laborers in Hitler's Third Reich-an impossible love for a German woman and the endurance of the human spirit to find a way to freedom.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBochum, Germany, April 1943: \u003c\/strong\u003eWhile her husband has been at war for three years, twenty-five-year-old Marie Heinrich ekes out a living on a small farm. Her goats, whose milk and cheese help her survive, are her pride and joy. Until the SS confiscates the animals and Marie is forced to take a job at the nearby Schwarzenberg coal mine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLyon, France, April 1943: \u003c\/strong\u003e Adrien Rocheau's shoulder wound from the war has barely healed, when the SS arrests and forces him on a train to Germany. In Bochum, he is assigned to the Schwarzenberg mine. Since he speaks fluent German-his mother is from Alsace-he occasionally escapes the claustrophobic pit as a translator. With Adrien's support, Marie, who registers the newly arrived forced laborers, finds a way to communicate with the strangers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrateful for his help, she slips the Frenchman a little bread and a spare shirt. But socializing with foreign workers is strictly forbidden and punishable by law. While Adrien and his comrades slave away up to fourteen hours a day and quickly grow weaker, Marie searches for a way to help the men. If only it weren't for her spying neighbor and her controlling boss...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annette Oppenlander\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3948100667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783948100667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oppenlander Enterprises LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.61d","brand":"Annette Oppenlander","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47135671812351,"sku":"9783948100667","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d8b8c9b0-d2af-4546-a4c3-094c55d04a34.jpg?v=1755010800","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/coal-dreams-annette-oppenlander-9783948100667","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}