{"product_id":"the-wish-child-catherine-chidgey-9781640092679","title":"The Wish Child","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis internationally bestselling historical novel that \u003cb\u003e\"fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Book Thief\u003c\/i\u003e will enjoy\" \u003c\/b\u003efollows two children and a mysterious narrator as they navigate the falsehoods and wreckage of WWII Germany \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e(\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGermany, 1939. As Germany's hope for a glorious future begins to collapse, two children, Sieglinde and Erich, find temporary refuge in an abandoned theater amid the rubble of Berlin. Outside, white bedsheets hang from windows; all over the city, people are talking of surrender. The days Sieglinde and Erich spend together will shape the rest of their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWatching over them is the wish child, the enigmatic narrator of their story. He sees what they see, he feels what they feel, yet his is a voice that comes from deep inside the ruins of a nation's dream. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Acorn Foundation Fiction Prize at the Ockham New Zealand Awards \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A remarkable book with a stunningly original twist.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Catherine Chidgey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1640092676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640092679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.70w x 1.10d","brand":"Catherine Chidgey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986310725887,"sku":"9781640092679","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5298beb8-23f0-4536-8487-82dc776abc59.jpg?v=1683282607","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wish-child-catherine-chidgey-9781640092679","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}