{"product_id":"the-forgotten-names-hardcover","title":"The Forgotten Names - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMario Escobar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn August 1942, French parents were faced with a horrible choice: watch their children die, or abandon them forever. Fifty years later, it becomes one woman's mission to match the abandoned names with the people they belong to.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive years after the highly publicized trial of Klaus Barbie, the \"Butcher of Lyon,\" law student Valérie Portheret began her doctoral research into the 108 children who disappeared from Vénissieux fifty years earlier, children who somehow managed to escape deportation and certain death in the German concentration camps. She soon discovers that their rescue was no unexplainable miracle. It was the result of a coordinated effort by clergy, civilians, the French Resistance, and members of other humanitarian organizations who risked their lives as part of a committee dedicated to saving those most vulnerable innocents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheirs was a heroic act without precedent in Nazi-occupied Europe, made possible due to a loophole in the Nazi agenda to deport all Jewish immigrants from the country: a legally recognized exemption for unaccompanied minors. Therefore, to save their children, the Jewish mothers of Vénissieux were asked to make the ultimate sacrifice of abandoning them forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in dual timelines, \u003cem\u003eThe Forgotten Names \u003c\/em\u003eis a reimagined account of the true stories of the French men and women who have since been named Righteous Among the Nations, the children they rescued, the stifled cries of shattered mothers, and a law student, whose twenty-five-year journey allowed those children to reclaim their heritage and remember their forgotten names.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorld War II historical fiction inspired by true events\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes discussion questions for book clubs, a historical timeline, and notes from the author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBook length: 70,000 words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso by author: \u003cem\u003eAuschwitz Lullaby\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChildren of the Stars\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRemember Me\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Librarian of Saint-Malo, The Teacher of Warsaw, The Swiss Nurse\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.7 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51747973628192,"sku":"9781400248513","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9a072e2823b49bc38891b3d1d60c5849.webp?v=1779902336","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-forgotten-names-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}