{"product_id":"puppilein-maureen-j-olson-9798349635588","title":"Puppilein","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePuppilein\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eby Maureen J. Olson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1944 Munich, a young girl named Clara comes of age in a nation unraveling under Hitler's rule. Once proud of her German heritage and her father's courage, Clara slowly begins to see the world around her change-neighbors disappearing, Jewish families vanishing, and the comforting hum of her father's radio shop replaced by fear and silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs war tightens its grip, Clara's father Paul is drafted to fight for a cause he no longer believes in. When his letters suddenly stop arriving, Clara and her mother fear the worst-that he has deserted the army or met a terrible fate. But what Paul has truly done, and the secret he carries, will change Clara's understanding of courage, conscience, and love forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by true events and family history, \u003cem\u003ePuppilein\u003c\/em\u003e traces one Bavarian family's struggle to hold onto decency and hope during the darkest years of World War II. Told through the voice of a child growing up under the shadow of tyranny, the novel paints an extraordinary portrait of innocence challenged by ideology-and of a father's quiet defiance that teaches his daughter the meaning of moral strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough vivid scenes drawn from real German history, Maureen J. Olson explores how ordinary people were swept up, silenced, and tested by the Nazi regime-and how one girl's love, faith, and memory became a testament to truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePuppilein\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving, heart-wrenching story of conscience, family, and survival-told from a German perspective rarely heard, yet deeply human and unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maureen J. Olson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798349635588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e River Bridge Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Maureen J. Olson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852686045439,"sku":"9798349635588","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/puppilein-maureen-j-olson-9798349635588","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}