{"product_id":"2940044676428","title":"The Next Chapter","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Next Chapter describes what it was like to live through the horrors of World War II in occupied Czechoslovakia, endure concentration and labor camps, and then try to resume a “normal” existence in a hostile and alien world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy mother’s account emphasizes, however, that this is not a Holocaust book but rather an examination of reality under totalitarian oppression. She makes it a point of explaining that the Nazis were not only after the Jews—but wanted to exterminate all dissidents including gypsies, communists and homosexuals. Hers is a story of the inner spirit to recover and to return to a life of love, freedom and personal fulfillment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book combines personal anecdotes with psychological insight. My mother survived with the help of an inner alter ego she calls “Miriam” – her middle name. She consults Miriam at various junctures to get the strength to go on and also to try to make sense of a world seemingly gone mad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe manuscript was accepted by a literary agent shortly before my mother’s death and was well-received though it remained unpublished. My mother did not seek recognition nor did she have a “platform.” However, shortly before her death, concerned by the rise of Revisionists (deniers of her experiences), she visited high schools to discuss her experiences and was warmly received and hugged by students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe four leaf clovers on the cover are the original ones found by my mother upon her liberation from the Mauthausen labor camp, and preserved in a cigarette package. They are physical evidence that her story is true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the advent of electronic scanning and self-publishing, I wanted to finally make her story available to all who might be interested, and who could learn and be moved by it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Bunzel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074890678512,"sku":"2940044676428","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940044676428_p0.jpg?v=1763666660","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940044676428","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}