{"product_id":"b01m299imp","title":"War Diaries, 1939–1945","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese personal diaries by the author of  Pippi Longstocking  chronicle her experiences in Europe during WWII and her astute observations of the conflict.\u003cbr\u003e\nBefore she became internationally known for her  Pippi Longstocking  books, Astrid Lindgren was an aspiring author living in Stockholm with her family at the outbreak of the Second World War. The diaries she kept throughout the hostilities offer her unique perspective—as a civilian, a mother, and an aspiring writer—on the devastating conflict.\u003cbr\u003e\nLindgren emerges as a morally courageous critic of violence and war, as well as a deeply sensitive and keen observer of world affairs. We hear her thoughts about rationing, blackouts, the Soviet invasion of Finland, and the nature of evil, as well as of her personal heartbreaks, financial struggles, and trials as a mother and writer.\u003cbr\u003e\nPosthumously published in Sweden to great international acclaim, these diaries were called in the Swedish press an unparalleled war narrative, unprecedented. and a shocking history lesson. Illustrated with family photographs, newspaper clippings, and facsimile pages, Lindgren's diaries provide an intensely personal and vivid account of Europe during the war.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":52841545007320,"sku":"YSL73048","price":7.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0835\/3356\/2072\/files\/71ZsbG_3C9L._SY1500.jpg?v=1793335914","url":"https:\/\/www.bookmebay.com\/products\/b01m299imp","provider":"BookMebay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}