{"product_id":"9780007367726","title":"Anthony Doerr - Memory Wall","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Anthony Doerr. Themes include Fiction, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends \u0026amp; Mythology, Literary, Short Stories (single author), Family Life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony Doerr's brilliant new collection of stories is about memory: the source of meaning and coherence in our lives, and the fragile thread that connects us to ourselves and to others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow includes 'The Deep', which was awarded the 2011 Sunday Times Short Story Award.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the luminous title story, a young boy in South Africa comes to possess an old woman's secret, a piece of the past with the power to redeem a life. In 'The River Nemunas', a teenaged orphan moves from Kansas to Lithuania, and discovers a world in which myth becomes real. And in 'Afterworld,' a woman who escaped the Holocaust is haunted by visions of her childhood friends in Germany, yet finds solace in the tender ministrations of her grandson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe stories in Memory Wall show us how we figure the world, and show Anthony Doerr to be a master of the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58030351417718,"sku":null,"price":8.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780007367726.jpg?v=1780660874","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780007367726","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}