{"product_id":"the-book-thief-9781784162122","title":"The Book Thief","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is 1939. In Nazi Germany, the country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier - and will become busier still.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy her brother's graveside, nine year old Liesel's life is changed forever when she picks up a single object, abandoned in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, and this is her first act of book thievery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins Liesel's love affair with books and words, and soon she is stealing from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library . . . wherever there are books to be found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut these are dangerous times, and when Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, nothing will ever be the same again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Unsettling, life-affirming, triumphant and tragic. This is a novel of breathtaking scope, masterfully told' - Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Markus Zusak\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 15 Sep 2016 by Transworld Publishers Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Markus Zusak","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320776139130,"sku":"9781784162122","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781784162122.jpg?v=1790661263","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-book-thief-9781784162122","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}