{"product_id":"the-last-secret-paperback","title":"The Last Secret - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaia Caron\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping, dazzling dual-timeline novel centering on two unforgettable women--and their inextricable link to each other decades apart.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUkraine, 1944\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the world around her is ripped apart by war and infiltrated by Nazi soldiers, Savka Ivanets works as a medic for the Ukrainian resistance, stitching wounds by day, stealing supplies by night, and dodging firefights between the SS and Soviet partisans. When her husband, Marko, a reluctant member of the Waffen-SS, forces her to deliver a coded message to an underground bunker, she's terrified. But when her mission doesn't go as planned, and her son, Taras, is kidnapped by the KGB, Savka fears she'll never see him again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalt Spring Island, 1972\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Jeanie Esterhazy, the world, with its whispers and curious eyes, is too much to bear. Ever since the horrific accident that left her badly scarred, Jeanie, unable to remember anything about that awful day, has pulled away from society, utterly isolated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen a mysterious stranger appears at her house, and Jeanie suddenly begins having flashbacks about the night of her wedding--flashbacks that hold answers to the questions she's had for years; flashbacks that make her realize the world around her is not as it seems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving together Savka and Jeanie's stories with artful precision, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Secret \u003c\/i\u003eis at once luminous and transporting, a brilliant and impossible-to-forget story of love, hope, and the breathtaking resilience of women.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMAIA CARON is a Vancouver Island-based Indigenous writer and author of \u003ci\u003eSong of Batoche\u003c\/i\u003e, a historical novel that was a CBC must-read book for 2018. The \u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e described the novel as a \"tale of love, betrayal and obsession,\" and Shelagh Rogers of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Chapter\u003c\/i\u003e said it was an \"ambitious, broad, sweeping, historical mystery.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725370363967,"sku":"9780385688826","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6587c19789b9e0f4076ed4e2c3cb8716.webp?v=1765106297","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-last-secret-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}