{"product_id":"a-house-on-the-rhine-paperback","title":"A House on the Rhine - 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\u003eFrances Faviell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe rubbish in the once-lovely garden, the broken toys, the bicycles against the toppling fence, the neglected, trampled flower-beds - all were highlighted by the merciless midday sun. The house itself, with paint peeling, tiles missing from the roof, its pretentious pillars pitted with gunfire, looked forlorn and neglected. But nothing could detract from the beauty of the acacia trees whose proud flowering dominated the scene and apologized for everything.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaving made her publishing debut with \u003cem\u003eThe Dancing Bear\u003c\/em\u003e, a superb memoir of life in Berlin immediately after World War II, Frances Faviell applied first-hand knowledge to fiction, telling the riveting, harrowing tale of one large, troubled family in Germany nearly a decade after the war's end.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a town near Cologne, rebuilding is proceeding at a frantic pace, factory work is plentiful and well-paid, and the dark days of near-starvation have ended. But Joseph, a former Allied prisoner of war, and his enormous brood--his wife having received a medal under the Nazis for bearing more than 10 children--face new problems ranging from the mother's infidelity, the oldest child's involvement with a brutal youth gang leader, and a beloved adopted daughter's plans to marry an American soldier.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVividly portraying the love and conflict of a large family and the dramatic, sometimes tragic social change of Germany's postwar recovery, \u003cem\u003eA House on the Rhine\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful, heartbreaking tale from the author of the London Blitz memoir \u003cem\u003eA Chelsea Concerto\u003c\/em\u003e. This new edition includes an afterword by Frances Faviell's son, John Parker, and other supplementary material.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Heartrending but irresistible.' Rosaleen Whateley, \u003cem\u003eLiverpool Daily Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Extremely fast paced and expertly told ... her characters are alive and disturbingly real.' \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'She writes with a sharpness of outline which would not shame Simenon.' J.W. Lambert, \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52539342225715,"sku":"9781911413813","price":25.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NWdlSWZTQ1BQL2hmeW1yK25kVnU2UT09.webp?v=1760857098","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-house-on-the-rhine-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}