{"product_id":"9780544334519","title":"Kenneth Bonert - The Lion Seeker","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Kenneth Bonert. Themes include Fiction, Sagas, Historical, 20th Century, World War Ii.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNational Jewish Book Award Winner: A family saga set in Wwii-era South Africa offering both \"page-turning thrills [and] a painful meditation on destiny\" (Npr, All Things Considered).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Called \"a latter-day Exodus\" by Kirkus Reviews, The Lion Seeker is an epic historical novel centered on the life of Isaac Helger. The son of Lithuanian Jewish immigrants, he runs around the streets of Johannesburg as a young hooligan and dreams of getting rich. But his parents are still haunted by the memories of the anti-Semitic pogroms they escaped, even as Isaac secretly pursues a relationship with a gentile girl.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As the Nazi threat rises, Isaac is caught between his mother's urgent ambition to bring her sisters to safety out of the old world, and his own desire to enjoy the freedoms of the new. But soon his mother's carefully guarded secret takes them to the diamond mines, where mysteries are unveiled in the desert rocks and Isaac begins to learn the bittersweet reality of success bought at any cost.\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":58559839338870,"sku":null,"price":8.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780544334519.jpg?v=1787924177","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780544334519","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}