{"product_id":"the-poor-the-rich-and-erind-ndoj-9798233361043","title":"The Poor, The Rich, and The Idealist","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlbania, 1943.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen war reaches his cornfield, Bajram, a quiet farmer, makes a choice that will define the rest of his life.\u003cbr\u003eHe shelters Marco, a dying Italian deserter from the occupying army. Soon after, he opens his door again - this time to Joseph, a Jewish refugee fleeing Nazi persecution. Bajram and his wife Fatime - a Muslim couple with little more than a small farm and their faith - ask no questions.\u003cbr\u003eAll they can offer is bread, salt, and a white heart.\u003cbr\u003eBut when a wounded partisan named Agim arrives, the fragile sanctuary inside their home begins to fracture. A communist idealist, Agim clashes with Joseph's past and Marco's uniform. Trapped together in a basement under the constant threat of German patrols, the three men are forced to confront not only war - but themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe war ends. The danger does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommunism rises. Agim returns not as a fugitive, but as a man of power. Branded a traitor, Bajram is imprisoned for twenty-four years. His wife dies waiting. The world he protected disappears.\u003cbr\u003eNow, in the final days of his life, Bajram waits once more - not to give shelter, but in the quiet hope that someone might return it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by true events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erind Ndoj\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798233361043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Erind Ndoj\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.61d","brand":"Erind Ndoj","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437794996479,"sku":"9798233361043","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c813ffc8-7291-41ae-a1c6-8f9a5d0611e7.jpg?v=1777164108","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-poor-the-rich-and-erind-ndoj-9798233361043","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}