{"product_id":"9780994568021","title":"View from a Barred Window","description":"\u003cp\u003eA moving string of episodes are highlighting a little girl’s quest to understand the thoughts and actions of people she loves, and of those around her.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBorn into a German-speaking enclave in Hungary, she is fascinated by her great-grandmother’s stories of her migration to, and return from, America. The little girl longs to see the world.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHer dream turns into reality, vastly different than ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDecember 1944: Russian troops invade her village. Lives are shattered, families left powerless to protect themselves or loved ones. Young men and women are rounded up and transported to distant labour camps, leaving the children and old people behind.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA new regime blames the German-speaking ethnic minority for Hungary’s participation in the war.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCommunities subjected to ethnic cleansing become dispossessed and expelled from their homeland where they have lived peacefully for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWill the little girl’s family survive? How does she cope?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eKatharina Fares was born in Hungary into the tenth generation of German-speaking settlers.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eShe grew up in Communist East of Germany and moved to West Germany where she studied fashion design and clothing manufacturing.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAfter coming to Australia she worked in the fashion industry, and then began her own manufacturing business and established a number of retail shops.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLater on she obtained a Dip. Ed. and a B. Ed. and lectured in her field of expertise. During this time she wrote accredited curriculum documents for three occupational streams in clothing manufacturing.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAs a member of a writers’ group she has written many short stories and poems and is currently writing her second book, a historical novel.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eVIEW FROM A BARRED WINDOW is based on her own experiences but it is also the story of thousands of displaced people. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eShe is married with three adult children and lives with her husband in Melbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sapphire Creek Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076967383280,"sku":"9780994568021","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780994568021_p0.jpg?v=1763893186","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780994568021","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}