{"product_id":"midnight-train-to-prague-carol-windley-9780802119735","title":"Midnight Train to Prague","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith shades of Amy Bloom's \u003ci\u003eAway\u003c\/i\u003e, Anthony Doerr's \u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See\u003c\/i\u003e, and Shirley Hazzard's classic \u003ci\u003eThe Bay of Noon\u003c\/i\u003e, Carol Windley's breakout is a timeless tale of friendship, romance, betrayal, and survival set in a Europe torn apart by world war.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eHome Schooling\u003c\/i\u003e returns with \u003ci\u003eMidnight Train to Prague\u003c\/i\u003e, a timeless tale of friendship, romance, betrayal, and survival that spans the turbulent decades of the twentieth century, through two world wars and between countries and continents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1927, as Natalia Faber travels from Berlin to Prague with her mother, their train is delayed in Saxon Switzerland. In the brief time the train is idle, Natalia learns the truth about her father--who she believed died during her infancy--and meets a remarkable woman named Dr. Magdalena Schaeffer, whose family will become a significant part of her future. Shaken by these events, Natalia arrives at a spa on the shore of Lake Hev z in Hungary. Here, she meets Count Mikl s Andorj n, a journalist and adventurer. The following year, they will marry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYears later, Germany has invaded Russia. When Mikl s fails to return from the eastern front, Natalia goes to Prague to wait for him. With a pack of tarot cards, she sets up shop as a fortune teller, and she meets Anna Schaeffer, the daughter of the woman she met decades earlier on that stalled train. The Nazis accuse Natalia of spying, and she is sent to a concentration camp. Though they are separated, her friendship with Anna grows as they fight to survive and to be reunited with their families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carol Windley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802119735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802119735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlantic Monthly Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2020 pg. 73","brand":"Carol Windley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43986682970367,"sku":"9780802119735","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9c5bb99c-99bf-478c-be0d-2f62daa7898d.jpg?v=1683284724","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/midnight-train-to-prague-carol-windley-9780802119735","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}