{"product_id":"the-postcard-9798889660354","title":"The Postcard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA BEST BOOK OF 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTIME Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e・\u003cem\u003eNPR\u003c\/em\u003e・\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e・\u003cem\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e・\u003cem\u003eLilith\u003c\/em\u003e・\u003cem\u003eForward Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e・\u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e・\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A testament to the power of imagination and an investigation of empathy.\"--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Stunning.\"--Leslie Camhi, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A can't-miss novel.\"--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Compelling.\"--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Examiner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnne Berest's \u003cem\u003eThe Postcard\u003c\/em\u003e is among the most acclaimed and beloved French novels of recent years. It is at once a gripping investigation into family trauma, a poignant tale of mothers and daughters, and a vivid portrait of twentieth-century Parisian intellectual and artistic life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJanuary, 2003. Together with the usual holiday cards, an anonymous postcard is delivered to the Berest family home. On the front, a photo of the Opéra Garnier in Paris. On the back, the names of Anne Berest's maternal great-grandparents, Ephraïm and Emma, and their children, Noémie and Jacques--all killed at Auschwitz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears after the postcard is delivered, the heroine of this novel is moved to discover who sent it and why. What emerges is a moving saga of a family devastated by the travails of the twentieth century and partly restored through the power of storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798889660354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480","brand":"Anne Berest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43733106557109,"sku":"9798889660354","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6df1e646-d6ae-4854-ba92-4651bd618221.jpg?v=1710258673","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-postcard-9798889660354","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}