{"product_id":"the-house-by-the-lake","title":"The House by the Lake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The incredible story of how a house was witness to German history' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A touching picturebook which shows children that large events can have repercussions even in small and unheralded places' \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful picture-book adaptation of Thomas Harding's Costa-shortlisted biography for adults, exquisitely illustrated by Britta Teckentrup.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the outskirts of Berlin, a wooden cottage stands on the shore of a lake. Over the course of a century, this little house played host to a loving Jewish family, a renowned Nazi composer, wartime refugees and a Stasi informant; in that time, a world war came and went, and the Berlin Wall was built a stone's throw from the cottage's back door. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Harding first shared this remarkable story in his Costa-shortlisted biography \u003ci\u003eThe House by the Lake -\u003c\/i\u003e now he has rendered it into a deeply moving picture-book for young readers. With words that read like a haunting fairy-tale, and magnificent artwork by Britta Teckentrup, this is the astonishing true story of the house by the lake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An atmospheric and ultimately uplifting tale with delicate, ethereal images' \u003ci\u003eThe Financial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR THE ORIGINAL BIOGRAPHY OF \u003ci\u003eTHE HOUSE BY THE LAKE\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Radio 4 Book of the Week\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e \u0026gt;\u0026gt; \u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e \u0026gt;\u0026gt; \u003ci\u003eCommonweal \u003c\/i\u003emagazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Costa Biography Award 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the Orwell Prize 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver 50 five-star reviews on Amazon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A passionate memoir.' - Neil MacGregor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A superb portrait of twentieth century Germany seen through the prism of a house which was lived in, and lost, by five different families. A remarkable book.' - Tom Holland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A book that will stay with me for a very long time.' - Rachel Joyce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A superb work of social history.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Diamond brilliant ... an extraordinary book.' - \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A deft history of a cabin containing many secrets.' - \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fascinating window on a tumultuous period' - \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Original, personal, moving and uplifting' - \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a history that is often poignant, sometimes heartening, and never other than intimate.' - \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An extraordinary book.... Harding has extracted the past from the dust that collects between floorboards and from layers of peeling wallpaper.' - \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSEE ALSO THOMAS HARDING'S NEW BIOGRAPHY, \u003ci\u003eLEGACY\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I was riveted: this is a fascinating social history.' - Nigella Lawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Written with love and imagination ... a masterclass in historical empathy.' - \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Nobody quite stirs the soup of historical detail like Harding.' - \u003ci\u003eExpress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":53869694189906,"sku":"9781406398694","price":11.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_fb99a8dd-51c1-4cf3-a0b5-f9b1e4e62331.jpg?v=1782734626","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/the-house-by-the-lake","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}