{"title":"Alison Pick","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"far-to-go-paperback","title":"Far to Go - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Deftlystructured and . . . seamless.\" --\u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail \u003c\/em\u003e(Toronto)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"[A]nuanced and layered portrait of betrayal. . . . The strength of \u003cem\u003eFar to Go\u003c\/em\u003elies in Pick's ability to show precisely why one person could turn on another, how a single word spoken on impulse could have devastating results.\" --\u003cem\u003eMontrealGazette\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlison Pick, acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eThe Sweet Edge\u003c\/em\u003e, delivers the moving and suspenseful story of an affluentJewish family in Czechoslovakia at the onset of World War II, and the governesswho forever alters their future when she seeks shelter in their midst.Interwoven with a present-day narrative revealing each character's fates after thewar, \u003cem\u003eFar to Go \u003c\/em\u003eis an emotionallyvivid, masterfully wrought narrative that the \u003cem\u003eMontreal Gazette \u003c\/em\u003ecalls, \"an intriguing experiment in the art ofstorytelling.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Man Booker Prize finalist \u003cem\u003eFar to Go\u003c\/em\u003e by acclaimed author Alison Pick is historical fiction at its very best.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Czechoslovakia relinquishes the Sudetenland to Hitler, the powerful influence of Nazi propaganda sweeps through towns and villages like a sinister vanguard of the Reich's advancing army. A fiercely patriotic secular Jew, Pavel Bauer is helpless to prevent his world from unraveling as first his government, then his business partners, then his neighbors turn their back on his affluent, once-beloved family. Only the Bauers' adoring governess, Marta, sticks by Pavel, his wife, Anneliese, and their little son, Pepik, bound by her deep affection for her employers and friends. But when Marta learns of their impending betrayal at the hands of her lover, Ernst, Pavel's best friend, she is paralyzed by her own fear of discovery--even as the endangered family for whom she cares so deeply struggles with the most difficult decision of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterwoven with a present-day narrative that gradually reveals the fate of the Bauer family during and after the war, \u003cem\u003eFar to Go\u003c\/em\u003e is a riveting family epic, love story, and psychological drama.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51459991011551,"sku":"9780062034625","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/93umHnQuc_9780062034625.webp?v=1790369719"},{"product_id":"between-gods-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Between Gods: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this powerful memoir, bestselling author Alison Pick (nominated for the Man Booker Prize) channels Karen Armstrong and Anne Lamott as she explains the shocking family secret that eventually led to her mid-life conversion to Judaism--exploring powerful, provocative questions about family, faith, and the burdens of inheritance.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlison Pick grew up in a tight-knit Christian family who went to church regularly and ate pork chops on Christmas Eve. But as a teenager, she stumbled into a remarkable family secret: her paternal grandparents, with whom she was very close, fled to Canada from the Czech Republic at the start of WWII because they were Jewish. But other members of her family hesitated to emigrate, and they paid the ultimate price for their choice when they were sent to Auschwitz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaunted by the Holocaust, Alison's grandparents established themselves in their new lives as Christians. Not even Alison's father knew of his parents' past until he visited the Jewish cemetery in Prague as an adult. This atmosphere of shame and secrecy dogged Alison's journey into adulthood, and by her early thirties she had fallen into a crippling depression. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrowning in a sense of emptiness, she felt drawn to the Jewish community, and found inspiration for her international bestseller \u003cem\u003eFar to Go\u003c\/em\u003e in her family's harrowing past. Eventually she came to realize that her true path forward lay in reclaiming her history and identity as a Jew. Alison began attending classes about the conversion process and found a rabbi who would sponsor her participation. But the process was far from easy as old wounds were opened, and all of her relationships were tested. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfound, insightful, honest--and masterfully written--\u003cem\u003eBetween Gods\u003c\/em\u003e forces us to reexamine our beliefs and the extent to which they define us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfound, honest, and masterfully written--\u003cem\u003eBetween Gods\u003c\/em\u003e forces us to reexamine our beliefs and the extent to which they define us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in a tight-knit Christian family, Alison Pick went to church regularly. But as a teenager, she discovered a remarkable family secret: her paternal grandparents fled from the Czech Republic at the start of WWII because they were Jewish. Tragically, other family members who hesitated to emigrate were sent to Auschwitz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaunted by the Holocaust, Alison's grandparents established themselves in their new lives as Christians. Not even Alison's father knew of his parents' past until he visited the Jewish cemetery in Prague as an adult. This atmosphere of shame and secrecy haunted Alison's journey into adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrowning in a sense of emptiness, she eventually came to realize that her true path forward lay in reclaiming her history and identity as a Jew, and she began attending conversion classes. 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