{"product_id":"lost-bread-9781589881785","title":"Lost Bread","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruck's \"spare prose captures the raw terror and bitter sorrow of the camps. She also finds lyrical beauty and unexpected joy in moments of calm. Reading her work is like breaking bread with her, seeking light amid the shadows cast by history.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawing on the remarkable events of her own life, renowned author and Holocaust survivor Edith Bruck tells the story of Ditke, a young Jewish girl living in Hungary during World War II. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn 1944, twelve-year-old Ditke, her parents, and her siblings are\nforced out of their home by the Nazis and sent to a series of concentration camps, including\nAuschwitz and Dachau. Miraculously surviving the war with one of her sisters,\nbut losing her parents and a brother, Ditke begins a tortuous journey—first\nback to Hungary, where she knows she doesn’t belong, and then to Israel. There,\nshe holds various jobs before she leaves with a dance troupe, touring Turkey,\nSwitzerland, and Italy. In Italy she finds a home, at last, and a small measure\nof peace; there, too, she falls in love and marries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWriting\nas herself, Edith Bruck closes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLost Bread \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby addressing a letter to God expressing her rejection of hatred, her love for life, and her hope\nnever to lose her memory or ability to continue speaking for those who perished\nin the Nazi concentration camps. After the book’s publication in Italy, Pope\nFrancis visited Bruck and thanked her for bearing witness to the atrocities of\nthe Holocaust.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edith Bruck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48286793892091,"sku":"9781589881785","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781589881785_8d27a5d9-2ae4-461c-85a2-0d6af014da15.jpg?v=1772485118","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/lost-bread-9781589881785","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}