{"product_id":"most-precious-of-cargoes","title":"Most Precious Of Cargoes","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;A haunting fable that tells a story of the Holocaust, and the remarkable acts of kindness which people are capable of.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;'A magnificent small book to read urgently' \u0026amp;ndash; \u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Libération\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Once upon a time in an enormous forest there lived a poor woodcutter and his wife. Around them a war wages, and hunger is a constant companion. Yet every night, the woodcutter's wife prays for a child.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;On a train crossing the forest, a Jewish father holds his twin children. His wife no longer has enough milk to feed them. In hopes of saving both their lives, he wraps his daughter in a shawl and gently throws her from the train.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;While foraging for food, the woodcutter\u0026amp;rsquo;s wife finds a bundle, a baby girl wrapped in a shawl. She knows that this little girl will be pursued, but she cannot ignore this gift: she will accept the precious cargo, and raise her as her own. . .\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;Set against the horrors of the Holocaust and told in a fairytale style, Jean-Claude Grumberg\u0026amp;rsquo;s \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Most Precious of Cargoes \u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;is a deeply moving fable about family and redemption. A story that reminds us that humanity can be found in the most inhumane of places.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Translated from French by Frank Wynne.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314696003966,"sku":"NW9781529019582","price":8.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529019582.jpg?v=1778702349","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/most-precious-of-cargoes","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}