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The Most Precious of Cargoes - by Jean-Claude Grumberg (Hardcover)

The Most Precious of Cargoes - by  Jean-Claude Grumberg (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A fairytale-like novel set during the height of World War II finds a childless, impoverished woodcutter's wife risking her safety to take in and protect a Jewish baby, a twin abandoned under desperate circumstances.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Set during the height of World War II, a powerful and unsettling tale about a woodcutter and his wife, who finds a mysterious parcel thrown from a passing train.</strong><br/><br/>Once upon a time in an enormous forest lived a woodcutter and his wife. The woodcutter is very poor and a war rages around them, making it difficult for them to put food on the table. Yet every night, his wife prays for a child.</p><p>A Jewish father rides on a train holding twin babies. His wife no longer has enough milk to feed both children. In hopes of saving them both, he wraps his daughter in a shawl and throws her into the forest.</p><p>While foraging for food, the wife finds a bundle, a baby girl wrapped in a shawl. Although she knows harboring this baby could lead to her death, she takes the child home.</p><p>Set against the horrors of the Holocaust and told with a fairytale-like lyricism, <em>The Most Precious of Cargoes </em>is a fable about family and redemption which reminds us that humanity can be found in the most inhumane of places.</p><p><em>Translated from the French by Frank Wynne</em></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"With subtlety and intention, the novella ultimately implores us to consider the purpose of literature after tragedy...It is difficult, in 2020, to write a work of fiction about the Holocaust that is original; even simply in this sense, Grumberg's work succeeds where many have failed."--<em>Kirkus Reviews </em><strong>(starred review)</strong><br><br>"This swift, intense novelette...is dreamy and ethereal, repeating themes of milk, sustenance, and what it means to love a child. An excellent choice for book clubs."--<em>Booklist</em><br>

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