{"product_id":"book-bv2t","title":"And After the Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Fierce Radiance \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCity of Light \u003c\/i\u003ereturns  with a new powerful and passionate novel—inspired by historical  events—about two women and the  mysterious choral masterpiece by Johann Sebastian Bach that changes both  their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the ruins of Germany in 1945, at the end of World War II,  American soldier Henry Sachs takes a souvenir, an old music manuscript,  from a seemingly deserted mansion and mistakenly kills the girl who  tries to stop him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn America in 2010, Henry’s niece, Susanna  Kessler, struggles to rebuild her life after she experiences a  devastating act of violence on the streets of New York City. When Henry  dies soon after, she uncovers the long-hidden music manuscript. She  becomes determined to discover what it is and to return it to its  rightful owner, a journey that will challenge her preconceptions about  herself and her family’s history—and also offer her an opportunity to make peace with the past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Berlin in 1796,  amid the city’s glittering salons where aristocrats and commoners,  Christians and Jews, mingle freely despite simmering anti-Semitism, Sara  Itzig Levy, a renowned musician, conceals the manuscript of an  anti-Jewish cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, an unsettling gift to her  from Bach’s son, her teacher. This work and its disturbing message will  haunt Sara and her family for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterweaving the stories of Susanna and Sara, and their families, \u003ci\u003eAnd After the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFire \u003c\/i\u003etraverses  over two hundred years of history, from the eighteenth century through  the Holocaust and into today, seamlessly melding past and present, real  and imagined. Lauren Belfer’s deeply researched, evocative, and  compelling narrative resonates with emotion and immediacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving  together the stories of Susanna and Sara, Lauren Belfer creates a  majestic narrative that spans lifetimes and continents, encompassing  both the best and the worst of the human spirit. The cantata’s troubled,  riveting journey reveals that the two women have more in common than the  score, and what Susanna learns may be what finally allows  her to heal and move on.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49301215740208,"sku":"BDbv2t","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49301215805744,"sku":"ZEbv2t","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49301215838512,"sku":"ZMbv2t","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/327619-bv2t-Square.jpg?v=1733198072","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bv2t","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}