{"product_id":"the-far-side-of-the-sky-paperback","title":"The Far Side of the Sky - 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\u003eDaniel Kalla\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovember 9, 1938--\u003ci\u003eKristallnacht\u003c\/i\u003e--the Nazis unleash a night of terror for Jews all across Germany. Meanwhile, the Japanese Imperial Army rampages through China and tightens its stranglehold on Shanghai, a city that becomes the last haven for thousands of desperate European Jews. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Franz Adler, a renowned surgeon, is swept up in the wave of anti-Semitic violence and flees to Shanghai with his daughter. At a refugee hospital, Franz meets an enigmatic nurse, Soon Yi \"Sunny\" Mah. The chemistry between them is intense and immediate, but Sunny's life is shattered when a drunken Japanese sailor murders her father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe danger escalates for Shanghai's Jews as the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. Facing starvation and disease, Franz struggles to keep the refugee hospital open and protect his family from a terrible fate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Far Side of the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on a short but extraordinary period of Chinese, Japanese, and Jewish history when cultures converged and heroic sacrifices were part of the everyday quest for survival.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Kalla practices emergency medicine in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of six novels, including five scientific \/ medical thrillers. Kalla's novels have been translated into ten languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 7 x 4.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47240510079225,"sku":"9781250311610","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/emxqcGZoNjhUTmhBTWo1djRBeHRlUT09.webp?v=1768570485","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-far-side-of-the-sky-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}