{"product_id":"while-margaret-hanna-9781456715212","title":"While...: Born During WWII","description":"\u003cp\u003e You were born in a hospital?\" Hilde says as she lays down her black bread and cheese sandwich. She sits opposite me at my kitchen table. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e Looking up from my salad, I nod. \"Yes, I thought everyone by the 1940's was born in a hospital.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \"Hell no.\" Hilde stares at me. \"In Germany I was born at home, on the couch, delivered by a midwife.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e Thus began the noontime conversations of an American housewife and a German cleaning lady about their contrasting lives during and after WWII. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e My mother taught me that an important word in any language is while. While one thing is happening, so is another. \"While I wash dishes, Peggy, you dry. While we are in nighttime, someone is in daylight. While one person dies, another is born.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e While WWII began, two little girls were born and grew up in opposing countries and living in its aftermath. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e With this word while, we started this book of extreme contrasts, startling discoveries and sometimes striking similarities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Hanna,Brunhilde Barron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1456715216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781456715212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Authorhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Margaret Hanna","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439232332031,"sku":"9781456715212","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7328b95-8cc8-4514-90de-d446c8facbea.jpg?v=1777176301","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/while-margaret-hanna-9781456715212","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}