{"product_id":"the-missing-the-true-story-of-my-family-in-world-war-ii","title":"Michael Rosen: The Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II [2019] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***As heard on The Jeremy Vine Show***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***As heard on The Cerys Matthews Show***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Michael Rosen is a master of pace and clarity... Essential reading.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Time\u003c\/i\u003es, Children's Book of the Week\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive stars ... extraordinary and affecting. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e -\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, Children\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e's Book of the Week\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosen handles the difficult topic as sensitively and thoughtfully as you would expect, always writing in a straightforward and accessible way for children.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e - BookTrust, the UK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e's largest reading charity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA personal, powerful and resonant account of the Holocaust by one of this country's best-loved children's authors. \u003c\/b\u003eBy turns charming, shocking and heart-breaking, this is the true story of Michael Rosen's search for his relatives who \"went missing\" during the Second World War - told through prose, poetry, maps and pictures. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Michael was growing up, stories often hung in the air about his great-uncles: one was a clock-mender and the other a dentist. \u003ci\u003eThey were there before the war\u003c\/i\u003e, his dad would say, \u003ci\u003eand weren't after\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver many years, Michael tried to find out exactly what happened: he interviewed family members, scoured the internet, pored over books and traveled to America and France. The story he uncovered was one of terrible persecution - and it has inspired his poetry for years since. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere, poems old and new are balanced against an immensely readable narrative; both an extraordinary account and a powerful tool for talking to children about the Holocaust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSupported and checked by the UCL Centre for Holocaust Education.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"F\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eascinating, chilling and poignantly personal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" - \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Missing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003emay ostensibly concern the Holocaust but, as Rosen makes clear, this is a book about facing down prejudice, defying those who would sow the seeds of hatred and opening our arms to those in need.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndependent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rosen, Michael","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44437055832354,"sku":"9781406386752","price":11.25,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/products\/rosen-michael-the-missing-the-true-story-of-my-family-in-world-war-ii-9781406386752-40550092046626.jpg?v=1675971525","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/the-missing-the-true-story-of-my-family-in-world-war-ii","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}