{"product_id":"the-book-thief","title":"The Book Thief","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Book Thief - Markus Zusak\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages - 574\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover\u003cbr\u003eGoodreads Rating - 4.39\u003cbr\u003eCondition - Very Good - A few tiny Scuffs\/Scratches on the Covers, a few tiny Marks\/Dings on the Outer Spine Pages, a Creased Spine.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordian-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Budget Book Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44317280043051,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/2975\/8251\/files\/67c744bd-3e53-48d3-a098-11c9185a3459.jpg?v=1783378874","url":"https:\/\/budgetbooknook.co.nz\/products\/the-book-thief","provider":"Budget Book Nook ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}