{"product_id":"in-our-strange-gardens","title":"In Our Strange Gardens","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eIn Our Strange Gardens\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMichel Quint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781573229166\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePenguin Publishing Group\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2001\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Paperback Edition (stated)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e177\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Our Strange Gardens\u003c\/b\u003e was named a BookSense 76 Recommended Pick for January 2002!\u003cp\u003eMichel has a story to tell. It's about his father, an exquisitely common man whose very ordinariness is a source of grave embarrassment for the boy. It's also the story told to him by his uncle, who shared a family secret with the child in the flickering black and white images of a Sunday matinee. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYears before, in the bitter years of World War II, during the Nazi occupation of France, two brothers found themselves at the mercy of a German guard following an explosive act of resistance. Thrown into a deep pit with a small group of terrified prisoners, the men are told that one of them will die by dawn to serve as an example for the others. It's up to the prisoners to propose who will be sacrificed. But in the middle of the night, the guard returns with an extraordinary proposition of his own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA novel of revelation, innocence and ignorance, of the power of language and the strength and complexity of family, \u003cb\u003eIn Our Strange Gardens\u003c\/b\u003e is a fable of nuance and power, a mesmerizing addition to the literature of war.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"In Our Strange Gardens | Michel Quint | Paperback | 9781573229166 | Used: Very Good | Children's Books 1702666","offer_id":48165436948632,"sku":"1702666","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81ZpaXKgdRL.jpg?v=1771923042","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/in-our-strange-gardens","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}