We Must Not Think Of Ourselves: A Novel
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ISBN : 9781643752341
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We Must Not Think Of Ourselves: A Novel
**The Today Show Read With Jenna December 2023 Pick**Inspired By A Little-Known Piece Of History-The Underground Group That Kept An Archive To Insure That The Lives Of Jewish Occupants Of The Warsaw Ghetto In World War Ii Were Not Lost To History-This Is A Heart-Wrenching Novel Of Love And Defiance That People Calls Gripping, Emotional, And Against All Odds, Hopeful.This Book Is A Masterpiece: Profound, Gripping, Urgent, And Beautiful. -Madeline Miller, New York Times Bestselling Author Of Circe And The Song Of Achilleson 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 To Await An Uncertain Fate. Weeks Later, He Is Approached By A Mysterious Figure With A Surprising Request: Would 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.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 ?Inspired By The Testimony-Gathering Project With The Code Name Oneg Shabbat, New York Times Bestselling Author Lauren Grodstein Draws Readers Into The Lives Of People Living On The Edge. Told With Immediacy And Heart, We Must Not Think Of Ourselves Is A Piercing Story Of Love, Determination, And Sacrifice.
Specification of We Must Not Think Of Ourselves: A Novel
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Author | Grodstein, Lauren |
Binding | hardcover |
Language | english |
ISBN-10 | 1643752340 |
ISBN-13 | 9781643752341 |
Publisher | Grodstein, Lauren |
Publication Year | 2023-11-28 |
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