{"product_id":"roads-paperback","title":"Roads - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarina Antropow Cramer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The characters are strongly drawn and fascinating... Cramer's writing is lush and poetic with a refreshing edge.\" --Shelf Awareness\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Nazi forces occupy the beautiful coastal city of Yalta, Crimea, everything changes.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Eighteen-year-old Filip has few options; he is a prime candidate for forced labor in Germany. His hurried marriage to his childhood friend Galina might grant him reprieve, but the rules keep shifting. Galina's parents, branded as traitors for innocently doing business with the enemy, decide to volunteer in hopes of better placement. The work turns out to be horrific, but at least the family stays together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By winter 1945, Allied air raids destroy strategic sites; Dresden, a city of no military consequence, seems safe. The world knows Dresden's fate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoads\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of one family lucky enough to escape with their lives as the city burns behind them. But as the war ends, they are separated and their trials continue. Looking for safety in an alien land, they move toward one another with the help of refugee networks and pure chance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlong the way, they find new ways to live in a changed world--new meanings for fidelity, grief, and love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarina Antropow Cramer\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer born in postwar Germany into a family of Russian refugees. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBlackbird\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIstanbul Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWilderness House Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eRoads\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel. She lives in Slate Hill, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700988776511,"sku":"9781613735565","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1c7e8fbeab08f82ea527e06f6c4696a5.webp?v=1765018931","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/roads-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}