{"product_id":"girl-from-the-tower-a-joanna-s-giangardella-9781540509543","title":"Girl from the Tower a Journey of Lies: Second Edition","description":"\"Ten-year-old Joanna, caught in the aftermath of the Greek Civil War, the untimely death of her father and her mothers unwavering love and sacrifice is placed into a special UN adoption program supported by Queen Frederica and, for a child living on the barefoot peninsula of Pergos, it seems to be a dream come true. After all, America is the land of chocolate and walking dolls and so, like a celebrity, she leaves a childhood behind to embark on a journey that changes her life forever. Her new American parents, a Russian-born monarch and a Bulgarian of high society, forbid her to speak Greek, force her to eat intolerable food, and confine her to her room. Joanna's life becomes a nightmare as she longs for home but fears she's been abandoned and forgotten. This true story of a young girls journey bursts open the well-intentioned but flawed American intervention following the Greek Civil War. The strong bond between mother and daughter and how love overcomes distance, time, and hardship in her final journey a magnificent but emotional reunion.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joanna S. Giangardella\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1540509540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781540509543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Joanna S. Giangardella","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46670453309695,"sku":"9781540509543","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_acbb2746-faf8-4405-9e6e-2e256949e65b.jpg?v=1741316911","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/girl-from-the-tower-a-joanna-s-giangardella-9781540509543","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}