{"product_id":"the-true-story-of-hansel-and-gretel-isbn-9780142003077","title":"The True Story of Hansel and Gretel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA poignant and suspenseful retelling of a classic fairy tale set in a war-torn world, for readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Tattooist of Auschwitz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWe Were the Lucky Ones\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLilac Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn the last months of the Nazi occupation of Poland,  two children are left by their father and stepmother to find safety in a dense  forest. Because their real names will reveal their Jewishness, they are renamed “Hansel” and “Gretel.” They wander in the woods until they are taken in by  Magda, an eccentric and stubborn old woman called a “witch” by the nearby  villagers. Magda is determined to save them, even as a German officer arrives in  the village with his own plans for the children. Louise Murphy’s haunting novel  of journey and survival, of redemption and memory, powerfully depicts how war is  experienced by families and especially by children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Purely imaginative . . . [Murphy’s] characters speak to us with terrible prescience.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Filled with the breathtaking, sometimes death-defying contortions of war.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This harrowing portrayal of the daily ordeal of Poles caught up in the German occupation—Gentiles as well as Jews—makes this a page-turner as well as a moving testament to the human will to do good and survive despite all odds. Highly recommended.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“It’s the scariet of all fairy tales, and it’s retold here with gripping realism. . . . The Grimms’ story is always there like a dark shadow intensifying the drama as the searing narrative transforms the old archetypes.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A provocative transformation of the classic fairy tale into a haunting survival story set in Poland during WWII. No reader who picks up this inspiring novel will put it down until the final pages, in which redemption is not a fairy tale ending but a heartening message of hope.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Unusually gripping . . . Lyrical, haunting, unforgettable.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouise Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e, winner of a Writers Digest Award for formal poetry, is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Within\u003c\/i\u003e and a book for children, \u003ci\u003eMy Garden\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a regular contributor to numerous literary and poetry journals.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301274996965,"sku":"NP9780142003077","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780142003077.jpg?v=1767741922","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-true-story-of-hansel-and-gretel-isbn-9780142003077","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}