{"product_id":"the-knotted-moon-diether-kurt-etzel-9798247766780","title":"The Knotted Moon: Growing up in the aftermath of war","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Knotted Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is a reflective memoir about growing up in the long shadow of other people's wars - and learning, over time, how inheritance shapes not only what we remember, but how we move through the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn into the aftermath of the Second World War, Diether Etzel grew up between two very different survivors. His father, a German submarine engineer, spoke of the war as a matter of fact. His mother, who fled East Prussia as a teenager, carried its violence as memory and warning. Between them, he learned attentiveness early - to tone, to timing, and to the moments when silence mattered more than speech.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book follows a life lived in motion: a childhood marked by displacement and unguarded freedom; years of endurance sport and mountaineering; the risks and disciplines of entrepreneurship; and the steady work of building both objects and a home. Across continents and decades, the same questions return - how to apply effort without illusion, how to adapt when conditions change, and how to carry inherited weight without being defined by it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with restraint, dry humour, and clarity, \u003ci\u003eThe Knotted Moon\u003c\/i\u003e resists easy resolution. It is not a story about triumph over adversity, but about attention, persistence, and the quiet competence required to keep going - and, eventually, to set some things down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis memoir will appeal to readers who enjoy: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThoughtful family histories shaped by war and migration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflections on endurance, discipline, and long-term practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemoirs grounded in observation rather than spectacle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStories of lives shaped by continuity more than milestones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClear, restrained prose with dry humour and emotional honesty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diether Kurt Etzel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798247766780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Diether Kurt Etzel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997475713279,"sku":"9798247766780","price":19.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-knotted-moon-diether-kurt-etzel-9798247766780","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}