{"product_id":"we-must-not-think-of-ourselves-9781643752341","title":"We Must Not Think of Ourselves","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This book is a masterpiece: profound, gripping, urgent, and beautiful.\" --Madeline Miller, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCirce\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Song of Achilles\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A heart-wrenching story of love and defiance set in the Warsaw Ghetto, based on the actual archives kept by thosedetermined to have their stories survive World War II \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On a November day in 1940, Adam Paskow becomes a prisoner in the Warsaw Ghetto, where the Jews of the city are cut off from their former lives and held captive by Nazi guards, and await an uncertain fate. Weeks later, he is approached by a mysterious figure with a surprising request: Will he join a secret group of archivists working to preserve the truth of what is happening inside these walls? Adam agrees and begins taking testimonies from his students, friends, and neighbors. He learns about their childhoods and their daydreams, their passions and their fears, their desperate strategies for safety and survival. The stories form a portrait of endurance in a world where no choices are good ones. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the people Adam interviews is his flatmate Sala Wiskoff, who is stoic, determined, and funny--and married with two children. Over the months of their confinement, in the presence of her family, Adam and Sala fall in love. As they desperately carve out intimacy, their relationship feels both impossible and vital, their connection keeping them alive. But when Adam discovers a possible escape from the Ghetto, he is faced with an unbearable choice: Whom can he save, and at what cost ? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inspired by the testimony-gathering project with the code name Oneg Shabbat, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Lauren Grodstein draws readers into the lives of people living on the edge. Told with immediacy and heart, \u003ci\u003eWe Must Not Think of Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e is a piercing story of love, determination, and sacrifice for the many fans of literary World War II fiction such as Kristin Harmel's \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Lost Names \u003c\/i\u003eand Lauren Fox's \u003ci\u003eSend for Me\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643752341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023 pg. 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lauren Grodstein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43150376272053,"sku":"9781643752341","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7eaa3d21-95d7-41ad-85e7-12ee7cce88ee.jpg?v=1696347054","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/we-must-not-think-of-ourselves-9781643752341","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}