{"product_id":"the-most-precious-of-cargoes","title":"The Most Precious of Cargoes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunting fable that tells a story of the Holocaust, and the remarkable acts of kindness which people are capable of.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A magnificent small book to read urgently' - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibération\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce upon a time in an enormous forest there lived a poor woodcutter and his wife. Around them a war wages, and hunger is a constant companion. Yet every night, the woodcutter's wife prays for a child.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a train crossing the forest, a Jewish father holds his twin children. His wife no longer has enough milk to feed them. In hopes of saving both their lives, he wraps his daughter in a shawl and gently throws her from the train.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile foraging for food, the woodcutter's wife finds a bundle, a baby girl wrapped in a shawl. She knows that this little girl will be pursued, but she cannot ignore this gift: she will accept the precious cargo, and raise her as her own. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet against the horrors of the Holocaust and told in a fairytale style, Jean-Claude Grumberg's \u003ci\u003eThe Most Precious of Cargoes \u003c\/i\u003eis a deeply moving fable about family and redemption. A story that reminds us that humanity can be found in the most inhumane of places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated from French by Frank Wynne.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":53854846812498,"sku":"9781529019582","price":12.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_e1b4c190-ea75-4f40-9d82-48c365d7b5ba.jpg?v=1782602434","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/the-most-precious-of-cargoes","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}