{"product_id":"house-on-endless-waters-book-emuna-elon-9781982130237","title":"House on Endless Waters","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eExtraordinary--a vibrant, page-turning family. \u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eJennifer Cody Epstein, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWunderland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA story of love, loss, and yearning. Lyrically phrased and often powerfully visual.this deeply felt tale offers a rewarding meditation on survival. --\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Bridge \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe History of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, comes an exquisitely moving novel about a writer who discovers the truth about his mother's wartime years in Amsterdam, unearthing a shocking family secret that becomes the subject of his magnum opus.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the behest of his agent, renowned author Yoel Blum reluctantly agrees to visit his birthplace of Amsterdam to promote his books, despite promising his late mother that he would never return to that city. While touring the Jewish Historical Museum with his wife, Yoel stumbles upon footage portraying prewar Dutch Jewry and is astonished to see the youthful face of his beloved mother staring back at him, posing with his father, his older sister.and an infant he doesn't recognize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis unsettling discovery launches him into a fervent search for the truth, shining a light on Amsterdam's dark wartime history--the underground networks that hid Jewish children away from danger and those who betrayed their own for the sake of survival. The deeper into the past Yoel digs to tell the story of his life, the better he understands his mother's silence, and the more urgent the question that has unconsciously haunted him for a lifetime--\u003ci\u003eWho am I?\u003c\/i\u003e--becomes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart family mystery, part wartime drama, \u003ci\u003eHouse on Endless Waters\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable meditation on identity, belonging, and the inextricable nature of past and present.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49563007680785,"sku":"CIN1982130237A","price":4.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49758731993361,"sku":"CIN1982130237G","price":3.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50324969062673,"sku":"CIN1982130237VG","price":4.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51059807781137,"sku":"NIN9781982130237","price":18.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1982130237.jpg?v=1751252307","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/house-on-endless-waters-book-emuna-elon-9781982130237","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}