{"product_id":"the-cruel-romance-a-novel-of-love-and-war-paperback","title":"The Cruel Romance: A Novel of Love and War - 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\u003eMarina Osipova\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOctober 1941. A small village outside Moscow. Serafima bids farewell to Vitya, a Soviet officer going to the front. With only moments left together, she places a cross around her beloved's neck and reluctantly releases him into a cruel world where nothing is certain, especially whether she will ever see him again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Days later Germans invade her village and take over her tiny house. Serafima and her mother must comply with orders, endure abuse, and stay put or their village will be annihilated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As World War II intertwines Serafima's and Vitya's life with that of a young German violinist and a Russian intellectual, their destinies are irrevocably altered. Can they rise to the challenge of agonizing moral choices and learn to forgive and love again?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Praise \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Cruel Romance\u003c\/em\u003e is a tale of love, violence, and acceptance as Serafima is forced to live with what the Germans left behind. This compelling story makes for a thrilling read in a setting and time that comes to life, pulling the reader into the vividly drawn, rarely seen world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Elisabeth Amaral, author of \u003cem\u003eWhen Any Kind of Love Will Do\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCzar Nicholas, The Toad, and Duck Soup\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52534670688563,"sku":"9781491785478","price":29.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/a1hVZHVZK2xRT0JZc3RJRUhUM1lFUT09.webp?v=1760756232","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-cruel-romance-a-novel-of-love-and-war-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}