{"product_id":"francis-war","title":"Francis War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover unrelenting spirit and strength in the extraordinary true story of Franci: a woman who survived the holocaust against all of the odds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Achingly moving, gives much-needed hope. Deserves the status both as a valuable historical source and as a stand-out memoir'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''A story that needs to be heard''\u003c\/b\u003e 5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e______\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1942 Franci Epstein, a young Jewish woman, was imprisoned in Terezin, a concentration camp close to her home in Prague.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Few could expect anything other than death. But for Franci it was the start of a journey that would take her into the very heart of Nazi genocide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Through a combination of guile, ingenuity, endurance and sheer bloody mindedness, Franci survived not one but five death camps, including Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn this astonishing memoir, unpublished for 50 years, Franci lays bare the appalling sacrifices she and other women had to make to survive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is a story of hope in the face of suffering; of one woman''s determination to live.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e______\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''First-hand accounts of life in Nazi Death camps never lose their terrible power but few are as extraordinary as Franci''s War'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Inspiring . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFranci is someone many women today will be able to identify wit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eh'' \u003c\/b\u003e5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Remarkable'' \u003c\/b\u003eEva Fogelman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A heartbreaking story of survival . . . fascinating''\u003c\/b\u003e 5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Deeply moving and extraordinary'' \u003c\/b\u003eHelen Fremont\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Extremely moving, demonstrated amazing strength of will and determination to survive'' \u003c\/b\u003e5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Incredible'' \u003c\/b\u003eSusannah Sirkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e''Devastating'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315870441854,"sku":"NW9780241441060","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241441060.jpg?v=1778511879","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/francis-war","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}