{"product_id":"flight-from-prague","title":"Flight From Prague","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003eA true story of courage, exile and the making of a refugee in the shadow of World War Two\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003eOn the night of 30 September 1938, as German troops cross the border into Czechoslovakia, Jewish businessman Harry Lewy has only hours to decide: stay and risk persecution, or leave behind everything he knows. What follows is a perilous journey from the Sudetenland across Nazi Germany and war-torn Europe, in search of safety and a future that is far from guaranteed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003eFlight From Prague\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003e, Harry''s son Michael Lewis reconstructs Harry''s flight and the fragile new life he builds in Belfast, drawing on family memories, interviews, letters and archival records. This deeply researched non-fiction narrative brings to life the tramlines and stations of Central Europe, the quiet terror of border crossings, and the small acts of kindness that keep hope alive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003eAs Harry rebuilds his world in a foreign country - later reunited with his childhood sweetheart, dancer and Holocaust survivor Helen Lewis (née Helena Katz) - he must come to terms with what has been lost and what it means to be labelled a \"refugee\" forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003eElegant and unsentimental, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003eFlight From Prague\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003e is both an intimate Jewish refugee memoir and a vivid work of World War Two history, inviting us to see beyond statistics and categories to the singular human being behind each journey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003eTrue stories from World War Two and European history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003eJewish biography and Holocaust non-fiction that centre individual lives\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003eLiterary narrative non-fiction in the tradition of family memoir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003eThought-provoking books that illuminate today''s refugee and migration crises\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003eFor book clubs, students of modern history, and anyone drawn to powerful true stories of escape, resilience and moral courage, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003eFlight From Prague\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)\"\u003e offers an unforgettable journey from fear towards a new life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57492349682037,"sku":"9781914487552","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781914487552.jpg?v=1786529186","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/flight-from-prague","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}