{"product_id":"9781402249556","title":"Second Generation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe'll Risk Her Freedom to Find Freedom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A novel of satisfying depth and breadth, written in  good, clean, forceful prose.\" \u003cem\u003e-Chicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate for independence and scornful of the  hypocrisy of the upper class, Barbara Lavette returns to her family home in San  Francisco following her first year of college determined to make her own way in  the world. After abandoning her privileged life to disguise herself as a poor  volunteer down on the wharf, Barbara journeys to France to report on the onset of  Nazi terror and the coming of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when tragedy strikes deep at the heart of the  life Barbara has built for herself in Europe, she is forced to return to San Francisco heartbroken  and alone where she must face the family she ran away from.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second book in master storyteller Howard Fast's  epic family saga, \u003cem\u003eSecond Generation\u003c\/em\u003e vividly depicts the lives of the Lavette  family as they struggle to persevere in America during the chaos of the  Depression and World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124115456240,"sku":"9781402249556","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402249556_p0.jpg?v=1763715319","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402249556","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}