{"product_id":"motherland-paperback-4","title":"Motherland - 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\u003eMaria Hummel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \"haunting\" family saga set in WWII Germany \"illuminates the reality of war away from the frontlines . . . with a compassion and depth of understanding that will touch your heart\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eInspired by the author's extended family and their status as Mitläufer--Germans who 'went along' with Nazism, reaping its benefits and later paying the consequences\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inspired by the stories told by her father about his German childhood and letters between her grandparents that were hidden in an attic wall for fifty years, \u003ci\u003eMotherland\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel that attempts to reckon with the paradox of the author's father--a product of her grandparents' fiercely protective love--and their status as passive Nazi-sympathizers known as Mitläufer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the center of \u003ci\u003eMotherland\u003c\/i\u003e lies the Kappus family: Frank is a reconstructive surgeon who lost his beloved wife in childbirth. Two months later, just before being drafted into medical military service, Frank marries a young woman charged with looking after the surviving baby and his two grieving sons. Alone in the house, Liesl attempts to keep the children fed with dwindling food supplies, safe from the constant Allied air attacks and the tides of desperate refugees flooding their town. When one child begins to mentally unravel, Liesl must discover the source of the boy's infirmity or lose him forever to Hadamar, the infamous hospital for \"unfit\" children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bearing witness to the shame and courage of Third Reich families during the devastating final days of the war, each family member's fateful choice leads the reader deeper into questions of complicity and innocence, and to the novel's heartbreaking and unforgettable conclusion.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaria Hummel\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist and poet. Her most recent novel, \u003ci\u003eStill Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, was a Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club pick, Book of the Month Club pick, and BBC Culture Best Book of 2018, and has been optioned for television and translated into multiple languages. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMotherland\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year; and \u003ci\u003eHouse and Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the APR\/Honickman Poetry Prize. She has worked and taught at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Stanford University; and the University of Vermont. She lives in Vermont with her husband and sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47261287874809,"sku":"9781619024663","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MICWGzxavO9781619024663_13d1f6c4-2064-4f4a-9430-ab54668f1fef.webp?v=1768797252","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/motherland-paperback-4","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}