{"product_id":"the-baker-of-lost-memories-9781662525674","title":"The Baker of Lost Memories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eA Castle in Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e comes an epic novel spanning decades about the broken bonds of family, memories of war, and redemption and hope in the face of heartbreaking loss.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in 1960s Brooklyn, Lena wants to be a baker just like her mother was back in Poland prior to World War II. But questions about those days, and about a sister Lena never even knew, are ignored with solemn silence. It's as if everything her parents left behind was a subject never to be broached.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe one person in whom Lena can confide is her best friend, Pearl. When she suddenly disappears from Lena's life, Lena forges ahead: college, love and marriage with a wonderful man, the dream of owning a bakery becoming a reality, and the hope that someday Pearl will return to share in Lena's happiness--and to be there for her during the unexpected losses to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly when Lena discovers the depth of her parents' anguish, and a startling truth about her own past, can they rebuild a family and overcome the heart-wrenching memories that have torn them apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781662525674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/14\/2025 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shirley Russak Wachtel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276420178101,"sku":"9781662525674","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9510b924-021b-42b6-bc73-4b1340cf0c5e.jpg?v=1744123168","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-baker-of-lost-memories-9781662525674","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}