{"product_id":"the-life-of-objects-paperback-1","title":"The Life of Objects - 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\u003eSusanna Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBerlin, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Objects \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates Beatrice's journey from childhood to womanhood, from naïveté to wisdom, as a continent collapses into darkness around her.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusanna Moore is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Big Girls, One Last Look, In the Cut, Sleeping Beauties, The Whiteness of Bones, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy Old Sweetheart, \u003c\/i\u003e and two books of nonfiction, \u003ci\u003eLight Years: A Girlhood in Hawai'i\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eI Myself Have Seen It: The Myth of Hawai'i\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewww.susannamoore.com\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 7.72 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53146252706099,"sku":"9780307388827","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YbKoCq3g8O9780307388827_ba39401f-ab45-41f4-bf7d-a2f205c59ee1.webp?v=1773863927","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-life-of-objects-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}