{"product_id":"9781786583703","title":"The Bureau of Unknown Fates : A heartbreaking novel about WWII's forgotten objects and the lives they hold","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Gaelle Nohant\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Gripping, poetic' Gwen Strauss, author of The Nine'An unforgettable read' Tatiana de Rosnay, author of Sarah's KeySometimes when you are looking for the dead, you find the living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Irène joins the International Tracing Service, she becomes consumed by a singular obsession: returning the belongings confiscated from concentration camp prisoners to their families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA faded cloth doll. A medallion. An embroidered handkerchief. Each object holds a story - and behind each one, a life waiting to be pieced back together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Irène traces the owners through fragments of evidence, she reconstructs their final days and discovers that even in the darkest chapter of history, humanity endured.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bureau of Unknown Fates is a devastating and beautiful novel about history, memory and survival as one woman helps connect families across generations to the ones they have lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2023 Grand Prix RTL-Lire Fiction Award\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonnier Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49391366144227,"sku":"9781786583703","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1701\/6275\/files\/9781786583703.jpg?v=1783696349","url":"https:\/\/www.harbourbookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781786583703","provider":"The Harbour Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}