The Most Precious of Cargoes: A Tale

by Jean-Claude Grumberg

Book Overview

Set during the height of World War II, a powerful and unsettling tale about a woodcutter and his wife, who finds a mysterious parcel thrown from a passing train.

Once upon a time in an enormous forest lived a woodcutter and his wife. The woodcutter is very poor and a war rages around them, making it difficult for them to put food on the table. Yet every night, his wife prays for a child.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006298179X
• ISBN13: 9780062981790
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Harpervia
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.4"