{"product_id":"9781909954502","title":"On Bended Knees","description":"Author: Martin Goodman\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781909954502\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Barbican Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 233\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Second World War is over, but young Tomas learns that Europe's wounds have not yet healed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;You come to see [Tomas] is conserving himself deliberately against the old suffering, the tired old guilt of the adults... Simplicity is a great virtue, in novels as elsewhere. After all, it can only be produced from sincerity.\u0026amp;#x27; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePenelope Fitzgerald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1966. Young Tomas is taught by English war veterans, the adults around him haunted by memories of war. He walks the ruins of Coventry with his Gran, the city still rebuilding from the blitz. But his mother is German, and Tomas is torn between two worldviews.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he nears adulthood Tomas heads to 1970s Berlin. He's taken in by his enigmatic uncle, a blind, disgraced Nazi soldier. Arm in arm, they explore a drastically changing Berlin. Out in Dresden, a city decimated by Allied firebombs, Tomas finds more family with their hidden stories. This soaring, poignant novel invites readers to explore what we inherit from the wars of our elders, and how we might move on.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46857131622558,"sku":"ADS-9781909954502","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781909954502.jpg?v=1779155590","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781909954502","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}