{"product_id":"the-book-thief-uk-edition","title":"The Book Thief - UK Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordian-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Publish Date - 2005 - Paperback UK Edition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53970388091190,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/8714\/8342\/files\/IMG-4829.webp?v=1777403213","url":"https:\/\/thenandnowbookshop.com\/products\/the-book-thief-uk-edition","provider":"Then \u0026 Now Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}