{"product_id":"the-postcardbooks","title":"The Postcard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA BEST BOOK OF 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTIME Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e・\u003cem\u003eNPR\u003c\/em\u003e・\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e・\u003cem\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e・\u003cem\u003eLilith\u003c\/em\u003e・\u003cem\u003eForward Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e・\u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e・\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A testament to the power of imagination and an investigation of empathy.”—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Stunning.”—Leslie Camhi, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A can’t-miss novel.”—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Compelling.”—\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Examiner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAnne Berest’s \u003cem\u003eThe Postcard\u003c\/em\u003e is among the most acclaimed and beloved French novels of recent years. It is at once a gripping investigation into family trauma, a poignant tale of mothers and daughters, and a vivid portrait of twentieth-century Parisian intellectual and artistic life.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eJanuary, 2003. Together with the usual holiday cards, an anonymous postcard is delivered to the Berest family home. On the front, a photo of the Opéra Garnier in Paris. On the back, the names of Anne Berest’s maternal great-grandparents, Ephraïm and Emma, and their children, Noémie and Jacques—all killed at Auschwitz.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eYears after the postcard is delivered, the heroine of this novel is moved to discover who sent it and why. What emerges is a moving saga of a family devastated by the travails of the twentieth century and partly restored through the power of storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Berest, Anne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ Adult Fiction","offer_id":46773830090976,"sku":"","price":17.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_2c604255-9086-46df-ad49-281b2cdfb841.jpg?v=1734626092","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-postcardbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}