{"product_id":"the-upside-of-hunger-a-true-tale-paperback","title":"The Upside of Hunger: A True Tale - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoxi Harms\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Beautiful, shocking, at times painful...\u003c\/strong\u003e the magnificently told story of a man who triumphed over the limitations of history to become his greatest self.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnbroken\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e will enjoy this riveting true story of history, suspense, and beating the odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe life he was born into was too small for Adam Baumann. But would escaping Hungary cost him everything?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased on a true story, this is the epic tale of a boy's survival as the world plunged into the darkest days of WW2.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in an \u003cstrong\u003eisolated village in eastern Hungary\u003c\/strong\u003e between the great wars, Adam couldn't remember a time he hadn't yearned for more excitement, more freedom, and often more food. Locked up for theft at age nine, Adam's life took one tumultuous turn after another \u003cstrong\u003eas Hitler plunged Europe into war.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a 12-year-old runaway searching for food, to a 15-year-old shivering in the mud of a frozen foxhole on the \u003cstrong\u003eEastern Front\u003c\/strong\u003e, Adam's survival hung in the balance. When \u003cstrong\u003ea Russian bullet found it's mark\u003c\/strong\u003e, Adam was catapulted into a series of captures and \u003cstrong\u003enarrow escapes from enemy forces\u003c\/strong\u003e while Europe reeled from the final destruction and horror of WW2.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever standing still, Adam struggled through war-torn landscapes to \u003cstrong\u003efind his family\u003c\/strong\u003e, and began to build a life from the ashes, until the results of a \u003cstrong\u003emedical examination\u003c\/strong\u003e at an American Embassy in Germany changed the course of his future forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn into a remote Mennonite community in northern British Columbia, Canada, Roxi spent her childhood surrounded by hardworking farmers, loggers, and good-hearted small town people. Curiosity about what lay beyond the horizon, and hunger for bigger challenges drew her away after high school, but the grounding and appreciation of that simple beginning remain at her core. Roxi feeds her soul by discovering new things, whether they be found on distant shores or curled up in the swinging chair on the porch of her cabin, lost in a story well told. She lives on Okanagan Lake, in British Columbia, Canada. Find out about Roxi's story telling at www.roxiharms.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 460\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47483016610045,"sku":"9780997567083","price":32.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/THY5TnNONVdyNTdiVE1YYXlud2NRdz09.webp?v=1777654460","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-upside-of-hunger-a-true-tale-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}