{"product_id":"anna-and-the-swallow-man","title":"Anna and the Swallow Man","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"[A] splendid debut novel. . . . This is masterly storytelling.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSet in Poland during the Second World War, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna and the Swallow Man\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a stunning, literary, and wholly original \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e best book of the year perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Book Thief \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e All the Light We Cannot See.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kraków, 1939. A million marching soldiers and a thousand barking dogs. This is no place to grow up. Anna Lania is just seven years old when the Germans take her father, a linguistics professor, during their purge of intellectuals in Poland. She's alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Exquisite.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A graceful story steeped in history, magic, myth, and archetype.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This deeply moving debut novel casts naivete against the cruel backdrop of inhumanity.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A] quiet exploration of love and its limits.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67550317510888,"sku":"9780553522082","price":18.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/9539\/3512\/files\/imageloader_9bb20888-9620-4f20-8f4c-c62fec984d9e.jpg?v=1790375917","url":"https:\/\/shop.kuumba.app\/products\/anna-and-the-swallow-man","provider":"Kuumba","version":"1.0","type":"link"}