{"product_id":"9781529019582","title":"The Most Precious of Cargoes : A Fable of the Holocaust by Frank Wynne","description":"A haunting fable that tells a story of the Holocaust, and the remarkable acts of kindness which people are capable of.   'A magnificent small book to read urgently' - Lib?rationOnce 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.   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.   While foraging for food, the woodcutter'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. . .   Set against the horrors of the Holocaust and told in a fairytale style, Jean-Claude Grumberg's The Most Precious of Cargoes 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.   Translated from French by Frank Wynne.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43599821406386,"sku":"9781529019582","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/products\/9781529019582.jpg?v=1705374809","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781529019582","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}