{"product_id":"those-who-save-us-isbn-9780156031660","title":"Those Who Save Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eBestseller \u003c\/strong\u003e•\u003cstrong\u003e Winner of the Ribalow Prize, awarded by \u003cem\u003eHadassah Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn estranged mother and daughter reunite to confront their family’s role in World War II in this harrowing, unforgettable novel about lost love and inherited shame from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Jenna Blum.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fifty years, Anna Schlemmer refused to talk about her life in Germany during World War II. Her daughter, Trudy, was only three when she and her mother were liberated by an American soldier and went to live with him in Minnesota. Trudy's sole evidence of the past is an old photograph: a family portrait showing Anna, Trudy, and a Nazi officer, the Obersturmfuhrer of Buchenwald. Driven by the guilt of her heritage, Trudy, now a professor of German history, begins investigating the past and finally unearths the dramatic and heartbreaking truth of her mother's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining a passionate, doomed love story, a vivid evocation of life during the war, and a poignant mother-daughter drama, Jenna Blum’s \u003cem\u003eThose Who Save Us\u003c\/em\u003e is a profound exploration of what we endure to survive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“In her compelling first novel, Jenna Blum forces a moral re-evaluation on her characters and on the reader. Cagily plotted between past and present, guilt and innocence, \u003cem\u003eThose Who Save Us\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving, unsentimental page turner.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlison Leslie Gold, author of Fiet's Vase and co-author of Anne Frank Remembered\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An absorbing tale of two women's struggles with the burdens and responsibilities of remembrance.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889876037861,"sku":"NP9780156031660","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780156031660.jpg?v=1730232093","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/those-who-save-us-isbn-9780156031660","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}