{"product_id":"the-fortune-tellers-son-a-riveting-tale-of-survival-and-sacrifice-from-old-vienna-to-america-based-on-the-true-story-of-otto-rigan-hardcover","title":"The Fortune-Teller's Son: A Riveting Tale of Survival and Sacrifice from Old Vienna to America Based on the True Story of Otto Rigan - Hardcover","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\u003eAngela Blondeau\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy was six-year-old Otto Rigan alone on a ship to America in 1927?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOtto's father, Mathias, was left on the dock in Austria by his parents when they sailed to America. Why was he left? Though he was young, Mathias adopted a monkey and earned a living as a fortune-teller in Vienna.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarriage produced a son, but within two years, his wife departed for America--leaving Mathias with little Otto and Mucki to raise alone. Life was sparse, but the bond of love and devotion between the three was deep. When Mathias received a demand to send Otto to America, he faced an emotional dilemma. Left by his parents and then by his wife, could Mathias endure another parting--this time his boy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCould Otto adapt to a new culture, language, and life without the only things he knew and cherished--his devoted father and his monkey? What's to become of Otto, the monkey, and Mathias? Could Mathias go to America to find his wife?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe heart-wrenching and emotional turmoil that each character faced in this true story of the Rigan family lies within the pages that begin in a village in Austria in 1880 to life in old Vienna to Chicago to the World's Fair to World War II to a military career and to places beyond in search of a father.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52451516809523,"sku":"9781543463286","price":52.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MnhBYmthQVdBYjI3MXBFUkVjQmNVQT09.webp?v=1759092976","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-fortune-tellers-son-a-riveting-tale-of-survival-and-sacrifice-from-old-vienna-to-america-based-on-the-true-story-of-otto-rigan-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}