{"product_id":"house-of-glass-the-story-and-secrets-of-a-twentieth-century-jewish-family-paperback","title":"House of Glass: The Story and Secrets of a Twentieth-Century Jewish Family - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHadley Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWriter Hadley Freeman investigates her family's secret history in this \"exceptional\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) \"masterpiece\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e) uncovering a story that spans a century, two World Wars, and three generations.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHadley Freeman knew her grandmother Sara lived in France just as Hitler started to gain power, but rarely did anyone in her family talk about it. Long after her grandmother's death, she found a shoebox tucked in the closet containing photographs of her grandmother with a mysterious stranger, a cryptic telegram from the Red Cross, and a drawing signed by Picasso. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis discovery sent Freeman on a decade-long quest to uncover the significance of these keepsakes, taking her from Picasso's archives in Paris to a secret room in a farmhouse in Auvergne to Long Island to Auschwitz. Freeman pieces together the puzzle of her family's past, discovering more about the lives of her grandmother and her three brothers, Jacques, Henri, and Alex. Their stories sometimes typical, sometimes astonishing--reveal the broad range of experiences of Eastern European Jews during the Holocaust. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis \"frightening, inspiring, and cautionary\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) family saga is filled with extraordinary twists, vivid characters, and famous cameos, illuminating the Jewish and immigrant experience in the World War II era. Reviewers have asked: \"is there a better book about being Jewish?\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e) Addressing themes of assimilation, identity, and home, \u003ci\u003eHouse of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a triumph\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e) and a powerful story about the past that echoes issues that remain relevant today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHadley Freeman is a staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian \u003c\/i\u003enewspaper in the UK. She was born in New York and lives in London. Her books include \u003ci\u003eLife Moves Pretty Fast\u003c\/i\u003e and the bestselling \u003ci\u003eHouse of Glass, \u003c\/i\u003e and her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eVogue \u003c\/i\u003eUS and UK, \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003eHarper\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003ci\u003es Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49169928978584,"sku":"9781501199202","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/M3JTUVFFSmpuWDRsM0VsLzZibDJxdz09.webp?v=1779857547","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/house-of-glass-the-story-and-secrets-of-a-twentieth-century-jewish-family-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}