{"product_id":"the-lampmaker-paperback","title":"The Lampmaker - 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\u003eIan Assersohn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of \u003cem\u003eThe Lampmaker\u003c\/em\u003e begins in the northwest corner of Czarist Russia, present-day Latvia, in the last decades of the nineteenth century. It concerns the adventures of two young Jewish boys, Rafael Yacobsohn and his younger brother Yossel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e​\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir parents, Itzhak and Scheine, struggle to make a living and keep their boys safe against a background of anti-Jewish repression and violence. Their biggest fear is that one of the boys will be conscripted into the Russian army when they reach the age of twelve. If taken, they will serve a twenty-five year term - if they survive that long.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e​\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate to avoid finding their sons' names on the conscription list, Itzhak and Scheine devise a plan to save them. But will it work?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e​​​\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRafael and Yossel's search for safety and freedom takes them first to Riga, and ultimately to the overcrowded squalor of Victorian London's East End. To have any chance of survival they must rely on hard work, luck, and a healthy dose of chutzpah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e​\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by his grandfather's life story, author Ian Assersohn has brought the world of late nineteenth century Russian and English Jewry to life in a debut novel full of life, love, tragedy and humour.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 314\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267188048121,"sku":"9781068429507","price":18.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/xiWW7namEI9781068429507.webp?v=1768862237","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-lampmaker-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}