| The Life of Objects Contributor(s): Moore, Susanna (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307388824 ISBN-13: 9780307388827 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | War & Military |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.43" W x 7.72" (0.58 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Berlin, 1938. When Beatrice, a young Irish Protestant lace maker, is whisked away from her dreary life to join the household of Felix and Dorthea Metzenburg, she feels like she's landed in the middle of a fairy tale. Art collectors, and friends to the most fascinating men and women of Europe, the Metzenburgs are part of a world where there is more to desire than she ever imagined. However Germany has launched its campaign of aggression across Europe, and, before long, the conflict reaches the family's threshold. Retreating to their country estate, the Metzenburgs do their best to ignore the encroaching war until the realities of hunger, illness, and Nazi terror begin to threaten their very existence. In searing and emotional detail, The Life of Objects illuminates Beatrice's journey from childhood to womanhood, from na vet to wisdom, as a continent collapses into darkness around her. |