{"product_id":"rust-and-bone-paperback","title":"Rust and Bone - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart coming-of-age story and part family drama, set against the harsh backdrop of World War II Ukraine and Germany. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the winter of 1945, a German village deep inside Ukraine burns under Russian assault. Young Jakob Fritsch, torn from his family, is forced onto a cattle car bound for a work camp where death looms. When a Stuka's bomb derails the train, Jakob escapes the smoking wreckage alongside two untrustworthy survivors. They forge through snow-laden wilderness, hunted by soldiers and partisans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tragic turn forces Jakob to go on alone. Starving and freezing, he braves the perilous countryside of Poland en route to Berlin -- the only place he can go -- which is being torn apart from all sides. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFar away in the shattered outskirts of Berlin, Frida Beckmann lives amid relentless bombing raids and encroaching Soviet forces. With her father in a prison camp and her mother broken by grief, Frida shoulders the weight of her family's survival. Tested by hardship, betrayal, and loss, she is pushed well beyond her years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJakob and Frida navigate their war-torn paths, struggling to survive in a time stripped of mercy -- seeking refuge when all the world's gone mad.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50115333751007,"sku":"9781770418509","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/MwzWtql0uD9781770418509.webp?v=1781431709","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/rust-and-bone-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}