{"product_id":"the-forest-of-vanishing-stars","title":"The Forest of Vanishing Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best Books of Summer\" pick * \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e pick * \u003ci\u003eShe Reads\u003c\/i\u003e \"Best WWII Fiction of Summer 2021\" pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the \"heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Lost Names \u003c\/i\u003ereturns with an evocative coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis--until a secret from her past threatens everything.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter being stolen from her wealthy German parents and raised in the unforgiving wilderness of eastern Europe, a young woman finds herself alone in 1941 after her kidnapper dies. Her solitary existence is interrupted, however, when she happens upon a group of Jews fleeing the Nazi terror. Stunned to learn what's happening in the outside world, she vows to teach the group all she can about surviving in the forest--and in turn, they teach her some surprising lessons about opening her heart after years of isolation. But when she is betrayed and escapes into a German-occupied village, her past and present come together in a shocking collision that could change everything. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by incredible true stories of survival against staggering odds, and suffused with the journey-from-the-wilderness elements that made \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e a worldwide phenomenon, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Forest of Vanishing Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a heart-wrenching and suspenseful novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author whose writing has been hailed as \"sweeping and magnificent\" (Fiona Davis, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebestselling author), \"immersive and evocative\" ( \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), and \"gripping\" ( \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTampa Bay Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49338764525805,"sku":"9781982158941","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/2835\/6131\/files\/b0d5ca1f8dee5b6c6a2e17b48e609d36fa8184a20ef7d2dc9777467f64ec0657.jpg?v=1770151689","url":"https:\/\/shopblackbirdboutique.com\/products\/the-forest-of-vanishing-stars","provider":"Blackbird Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}