{"product_id":"the-last-lancer-paperback","title":"The Last Lancer - 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\u003eCatherine Czerkawska\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vanished world. A family torn apart. A daughter's search for their story.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the author's father arrived in post-war Britain as a refugee from Poland, he had no idea what had become of the family he left behind. Decades later, his daughter would begin to uncover the truth.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eA Proper Person to be Detained\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Amber Heart \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a haunting reconstruction of a world erased by war. As millions fled through Lviv in 2022, the exodus stirred echoes of an earlier catastrophe, when Lwów, as the city was then known, was beset by Soviet and Nazi forces. Among the millions displaced were the Czerkawski family, Polish landowners whose lives were shattered by occupation, imprisonment, and exile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough archival discoveries, family memory, and a deeply personal journey, Catherine brings to life her aristocratic forebears: her father's idyllic rural childhood, the family's fall from privilege, their resilience, and their struggle to survive in the blood-stained borderlands of Central and Eastern Europe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Lancer\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful recreation of a time and place where borders shifted, but the human spirit endured, a tale told with intimacy, insight and deep historical resonance.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54090202218803,"sku":"9781738420551","price":25.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/gEnbMCRTzX9781738420551.webp?v=1789602647","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-last-lancer-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}