{"product_id":"the-endless-steppe-growing-up-in-siberia-the-award-winning-classic-a-familys-survival-and-hope-in-soviet-russia","title":"The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia – The Award-Winning Classic: A Family's Survival and Hope in Soviet Russia","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"006440577X\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis is the remarkable true story of a family during one of the bleakest periods in history, a story that \"radiates \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eoptimism and the resilience of the human spirit\" (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn June 1941, the Rudomin family is arrested by the Russians. They are accused of being capitalists, “enemies of the people.” Forced from their home and friends in Vilna, Poland, they are herded into crowded cattle cars. Their destination: the endless steppe of Siberia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor five years, Esther and her family live in exile, weeding potato fields, working in the mines, and struggling to stay alive. But in the middle of hardship and oppression, the strength of their small family sustains them and gives them hope for the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe first winner of the Sydney Taylor Awards was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEsther Hautzig's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Endless Steppe: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGrowing Up in Siberia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, and 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of this powerful classic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n   \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNOTE:Now with new cover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dandelion Roots","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68482453668091,"sku":"006440577X","price":11.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0814\/4538\/8539\/files\/81Ih7hRcvuL._SL1500.jpg?v=1793927339","url":"https:\/\/dandelionrootsshop.com\/products\/the-endless-steppe-growing-up-in-siberia-the-award-winning-classic-a-familys-survival-and-hope-in-soviet-russia","provider":"Dandelion Roots","version":"1.0","type":"link"}