{"product_id":"we-are-only-ghosts-a-remarkable-novel-of-survival-in-the-wake-of-wwii-9781496742810","title":"We Are Only Ghosts: A Remarkable Novel of Survival in the Wake of WWII","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn exhilarating, brutally candid saga about sexuality and war, tenderness and trauma, young passion and fierce hate, as a teenage boy's unexpected, complicated relationship with a Nazi officer in a WWII death camp is resurrected in 1960s New York City. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Are Only Ghosts \u003c\/i\u003edepicts queer desire against the horrors of death camps and the psychosis of those who got out alive--haunted forever by those who did not--balancing the violence and hatred of war and its aftermath with many poignant moments of tenderness and joy. For readers of \u003ci\u003eA Little Life \u003c\/i\u003eby Hanya Yanagihara, \u003ci\u003eThe Heart's Invisible Furies \u003c\/i\u003eby John Boyne, and \u003ci\u003eYoung Mungo \u003c\/i\u003eby Douglas Stuart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Told from the important and often overlooked perspective of a young gay man imprisoned in the Nazi concentration camps, \u003ci\u003eWe Are Only Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e evocatively portrays how the things that happen to us, both tragic and beautiful, shape who we are, and how we have the power to choose who we become in spite of our suffering. This gripping testament to the strength of the human spirit will both haunt and inspire you.\"\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e--Ellen Marie Wiseman\u003ci\u003e, New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Girls of Willowbrook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York City, 1968: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThe customers at Caf? Marie don't come just for the excellent coffee and pastries. They come for the sophisticated ambiance, and the illusion of being somewhere other than a bustling, exhausting city. Headwaiter Charles Ward helps create that illusion through impeccable service--unobtrusive, nearly invisible, yet always watchful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a skill Charles honed as a young Jewish boy in war-torn Europe, when avoiding attention might mean the difference between life and death. But even then, one man saw him all too clearly--a Nazi officer who was both his savior and tormentor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt seventeen, Charles was deported to Auschwitz with his family. There he was singled out by \u003ci\u003eObersturmf?hrer\u003c\/i\u003e Berthold Werden, who hid him in his home. Their entanglement produced a tortured affection mixed with hatred that flares to life again, decades later, when Berthold walks into Caf? Marie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawn back into Berthold's orbit, Charles is forced to revisit the pain and the brief, undeniable pleasures of the life he once knew. And if he acts on his growing hunger for revenge, will he lose his only tether to the past--the only other witness to who he was and everything he endured--or find peace at last? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I was mesmerized by this gorgeously written novel that explores the psychological cost of survival with unflinching honesty and unwavering compassion. A young survivor of the Holocaust who crosses borders, decades, and identities in an attempt to leave behind his horrific past learns he will never be whole again until he finds the courage to confront his ghosts. An astounding story that will linger in my mind and heart for years to come, \u003ci\u003eWe Are Only Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e will take you on a riveting journey through unimaginable loss and corrupted love toward its ultimate destination of healing and repair.\" --Kim van Alkemade, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling Author of Counting Lost Stars\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Profound, moving, and absolutely timely, \u003ci\u003eWe Are Only Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e shows how our identity determines destiny. Charles is gay, Czech, Jewish; as a teenager, he was ghettoized and subjected to the depravity of the Third Reich. In adulthood he discovers the courage to confront the ghosts who return to haunt him, including that of the boy he himself had once been. I'm still pondering the questions posed by this touching novel.\" --William di Canzio, Author of Alec\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey L. Richards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e John Scognamiglio Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.35h x 5.83w x 1.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496742810","brand":"John Scognamiglio Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707041026185,"sku":"9781496742810","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_77dbd3d3-cd6f-4395-b4c6-3c19a6fa2685.jpg?v=1719476400","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/we-are-only-ghosts-a-remarkable-novel-of-survival-in-the-wake-of-wwii-9781496742810","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}