{"product_id":"9781982158934","title":"The Forest of Vanishing Stars : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Forest of Vanishing Stars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Kristin Harmel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e “Best Books of Summer” pick * \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e summer reading pick * \u003ci\u003eSheReads\u003c\/i\u003e “Best WWII Fiction of Summer 2021” pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author of the “heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism” (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eeople\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Book of Lost Names \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ereturns with an evocative coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis—until a secret from her past threatens everything.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter being stolen from her wealthy German parents and raised in the unforgiving wilderness of eastern Europe, a young woman finds herself alone in 1941 after her kidnapper dies. Her solitary existence is interrupted, however, when she happens upon a group of Jews fleeing the Nazi terror. Stunned to learn what’s happening in the outside world, she vows to teach the group all she can about surviving in the forest—and in turn, they teach her some surprising lessons about opening her heart after years of isolation. But when she is betrayed and escapes into a German-occupied village, her past and present come together in a shocking collision that could change everything.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eInspired by incredible true stories of survival against staggering odds, and suffused with the journey-from-the-wilderness elements that made \u003ci\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing\u003c\/i\u003e a worldwide phenomenon, \u003ci\u003eThe Forest of Vanishing Stars\u003c\/i\u003e is a heart-wrenching and suspenseful novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author whose writing has been hailed as “sweeping and magnificent” (Fiona Davis, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author), “immersive and evocative” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), and “gripping” (\u003ci\u003eTampa Bay Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Fascinating, meticulously researched, and utterly unique.\" \u003cbr\u003e\"A powerful and compelling masterpiece, a significant story for our present time.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"With breathtaking natural descriptions, vivid historical details, and a brave heroine worth cheering for who must fulfill a destiny prophesied since birth, this novel is not to be missed!”\u003cbr\u003e\"What a triumph! Not since Alice Hoffman's \u003ci\u003eThe Dovekeepers\u003c\/i\u003e, have I read such a spellbinding and immersive tale of a people's will to survive.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"In this always compelling, sometimes harrowing tale, THE FOREST OF VANISHING STARS draws readers into a singular story of survival and bravery. Set against the backdrop of Eastern Europe during World War II, the resourceful Yona, forced to become expert in the ways of the forest when a sage, prescient elderly woman takes Yona from her German family, must decide whether she'll rise up to claim the destiny foretold about her when faced with a band of Jewish refugees hiding in her beloved woods.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eInspiring and gripping\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781982158934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40591494512846,"sku":"9781982158934","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_e7a29e85-2b11-459b-afe2-4b5dac24268d.jpg?v=1646688059","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781982158934","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}