{"product_id":"rust-and-bone-9781770418509","title":"Rust and Bone","description":"\u003cb\u003ePart coming-of-age story and part family drama, set against the harsh backdrop of World War II Ukraine and Germany. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the winter of 1945, a German village deep inside Ukraine burns under Russian assault. Young Jakob Fritsch, torn from his family, is forced onto a cattle car bound for a work camp where death looms. When a Stuka's bomb derails the train, Jakob escapes the smoking wreckage alongside two untrustworthy survivors. They forge through snow-laden wilderness, hunted by soldiers and partisans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tragic turn forces Jakob to go on alone. Starving and freezing, he braves the perilous countryside of Poland en route to Berlin -- the only place he can go -- which is being torn apart from all sides. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFar away in the shattered outskirts of Berlin, Frida Beckmann lives amid relentless bombing raids and encroaching Soviet forces. With her father in a prison camp and her mother broken by grief, Frida shoulders the weight of her family's survival. Tested by hardship, betrayal, and loss, she is pushed well beyond her years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJakob and Frida navigate their war-torn paths, struggling to survive in a time stripped of mercy -- seeking refuge when all the world's gone mad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770418509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.63w x 0.70d","brand":"Dietrich Kalteis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53273441501365,"sku":"9781770418509","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781770418509.jpg?v=1789485659","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rust-and-bone-9781770418509","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}