{"product_id":"where-the-lilacs-bloom-once-again-friddies-story-paperback","title":"Where the Lilacs Bloom Once Again: Friddie's story - 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\u003eRoni Rosenthal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* An Award Winning Book. Immerse yourself in this award-winning masterpiece that has garnered 11 prestigious book awards.*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFriddie, 18, is an ordinary yet rebellious young Jewish woman, living in Bucharest in the 1930s. Born and raised in Romania's capital, she dreams of living as a \"free Romanian woman.\"\u003cbr\u003eAfter calling off her wedding to a young, parentally-approved accountant, she escapes to a city on the coast, where she meets a scientist-perfumer named Freddy. He is the true love she has been looking for-and a ticket to her dream.\u003cbr\u003eSoon, though, that dream turns into a nightmare she never could have predicted. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFriddie's story of incredible hardship is interwoven with the stories of her family. We follow her Aunt Rosa's life as the glue of her household, even though she loses her husband in mysterious circumstances; her Uncle David, who dreams of becoming a schoolteacher and starting a family in Iași, and her cousins, who uproot their lives in Bucharest to start again in Israel.\u003cbr\u003eIn this tragic-heroic novel, the true stories, the victims, and the small moments of happiness are revealed in the Danube's labor camps, under the fascist-dictatorial and communist rule that has been a part of Romania for so many years.\u003cbr\u003eBased on the true experiences of a Jewish Romanian family, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhere the Lilacs Bloom Once Again \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eunearths stories that could so easily be lost to the passage of time. This family's tale has emerged at a critical time, to show the need for compassion and kindness, even in the hardest moments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoni (Aharona) Rosenthal, PhD, was born in Haifa, Israel. She is named after her grandfather Aharon, who passed away eight months before her birth.\u003cbr\u003eRoni is the Director of Judaic Studies and a Hebrew Literature Professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. This is her third novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the award-winning book that captivated local and international media with its outstanding achievements\u003c\/b\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52553716465971,"sku":"9780979280085","price":29.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/PULRmySBnf9780979280085.webp?v=1761112448","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/where-the-lilacs-bloom-once-again-friddies-story-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}