{"product_id":"9781682996850","title":"Summary, Analysis, and Review of Diane Ackerman's The Zookeeper's Wife","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePLEASE NOTE:\u003c\/b\u003e This is a \u003ci\u003ekey takeaways\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eanalysis\u003c\/i\u003e of the book and \u003cb\u003eNOT\u003c\/b\u003e the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStart Publishing Notes' \u003ci\u003eSummary, Analysis, and Review of Summary, Analysis and Review of Diane Ackerman's The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story\u003c\/i\u003e includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummary of the book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalysis \u0026amp; Key Takeaways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA detailed \"About the Author\" section\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreview:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiane Ackerman's \u003ci\u003eThe Zookeeper's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Antonina Zabinski, the wife of Jan, director of Warsaw's zoo in the 1930s. When the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939, the zoo fell into disrepair, but Jan joined the Polish resistance, and he and Antonina saved 300 Jews by hiding them in their home and helping them escape Poland. The book makes extensive use of Antonina's unpublished diaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntonina's parents had worked in Russia and been executed during the 1917 Russian Revolution when their daughter was nine. Antonina was raised by her grandmother; she studied piano and then moved to Warsaw. She met Jan, who was eleven years older than her, while working as an archivist in Warsaw's School of Agriculture. Jan became Warsaw zoo director in 1929, and the two married in 1931.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Start Publishing Notes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018868277488,"sku":"9781682996850","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781682996850_p0.jpg?v=1763698626","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781682996850","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}