{"product_id":"wunderland-9780525576914","title":"Wunderland","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - \"Searing . . . a heartbreaking page-turner.\"--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Both heartbreaking and hopeful, this story of a daughter searching for the truth about her mother's secret past, tangled up in old secrets and terrible lies, kept me up late turning pages.\"--Martha Hall Kelly, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLilac Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis edition includes an exclusive reader's guide featuring thought-provoking questions for your book club and an interview with the author  \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Once inseparable, Berlin teenagers Ilse Fischer and Renate Bauer find their friendship ripped apart by their nation's abrupt swing into fascism. Ilse, a so-called Aryan, throws her lot in with the Nazi Party, while Renate sees her once-secure world dismantled by Adolf Hitler's race laws and then shattered by a shocking betrayal. Decades later, that same betrayal will upend the life of Ilse's daughter, Ava, as she discovers long-buried truths about her mother's past. A harrowing page-turner, \u003ci\u003eWunderland\u003c\/i\u003e traces the lives of three women across two generations--and the devastating repercussions of choices made in the dark days of wartime Germany. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWunderland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Engrossing . . . Epstein reveals the devastating choices these women make.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWunderland\u003c\/i\u003e is both an engrossing family drama and a foray into a dark period of history . . . a wholly original angle to the WWII novel. You'll read it in one shivered sitting.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A vividly written and stark chronicle of Nazism and its legacies.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A wealth of history turns \u003ci\u003eWunderland\u003c\/i\u003e into a novel that's both beautiful and devastating. . . . Epstein taps into the 1930s prewar era, laying out an unsparing narrative that details tragic events and horrifying legacies . . . opening a new door that may lead to redemption and joy for future generations.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" A] heartbreaking historical tour de force . . . Man's inhumanity to man--and the redemptive power of forgiveness--is on stark and effective display in Epstein's gripping novel, a devastating tale bound for bestseller lists.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525576914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Jennifer Cody Epstein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43271762739381,"sku":"9780525576914","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0689231d-5a53-4d5b-85ee-1362ebfded67.jpg?v=1699956776","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/wunderland-9780525576914","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}