{"product_id":"2940169090475","title":"Anna and the Swallow Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning, beautiful, and ambitious debut novel set in Poland during the Second World War perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Book Thief.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKraków, 1939. A million marching soldiers and a thousand barking dogs. This is no place to grow up. Anna ¿ania is just seven years old when the Germans take her father, a linguistics professor, during their purge of intellectuals in Poland. She's alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then Anna meets the Swallow Man. He is a mystery, strange and tall, a skilled deceiver with more than a little magic up his sleeve. And when the soldiers in the streets look at him, they see what he wants them to see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Swallow Man is not Anna's father-she knows that very well-but she also knows that, like her father, he's in danger of being taken, and like her father, he has a gift for languages: Polish, Russian, German, Yiddish, even Bird. When he summons a bright, beautiful swallow down to his hand to stop her from crying, Anna is entranced. She follows him into the wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of their travels together, Anna and the Swallow Man will dodge bombs, tame soldiers, and even, despite their better judgment, make a friend. But in a world gone mad, everything can prove dangerous. Even the Swallow Man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDestined to become a classic, Gavriel Savit's stunning debut reveals life's hardest lessons while celebrating its miraculous possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47097716998384,"sku":"2940169090475","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169090475_p0.jpg?v=1763760436","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169090475","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}