{"product_id":"the-silent-years-9781803096247","title":"The Silent Years","description":"\u003cb\u003eA gripping family mystery that reveals how hidden pasts shape our present and transform our future.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bohdana is an introverted young woman grappling with tensions in her family and a lingering question she can't quite shake: on her last visit to the hospital, why did her gravely ill grandmother call her \"Blanka,\" and what potential hidden past is her family keeping from her? As Bohdana struggles to piece together the truth, another story unfolds alongside hers--that of Svatopluk Zák, a devoted builder of socialist society who hopes his beloved family's future will be as brilliant as the star on the Soviet flag. When their two stories collide, hidden histories come to light. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Years\u003c\/i\u003e, Czech author Alena Mornstajnová weaves a rich, intimate family drama that reveals how easily a carefully constructed world can shatter and transform in an instant. Set in postwar Czechoslovakia, the novel follows a human story against a larger backdrop of a society in upheaval.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803096247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292","brand":"Alena Mornstajnov\u0026#195;\u0026#161;","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52491443994805,"sku":"9781803096247","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_304d1fa5-a06b-4c71-8f6e-f4d51a986994.jpg?v=1777996384","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-silent-years-9781803096247","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}