{"product_id":"after-silence-9781838498795","title":"After Silence","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jessica Gregson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Deixis Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Deixis Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Historical - 20th Century - World War II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeningrad, 1941. German forces surround the city at the start of the most harrowing winter in its history. The siege becomes a battle for survival. Bodies fill the streets, and the crushing horror of cold, starvation and bone-deep fear is relentless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against this background of tragedy and suffering, a remarkable group of musicians - soldiers and civilians, all of whom have been wasted by war and hunger - come together to perform Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony. They scarcely have the strength to carry their instruments, but their performance of this haunting and defiant new piece provides a rare light of hope in the darkness. Friendship, love and a vibrant passion for music combine in this ambitious, absorbing and richly sensuous masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46442575265943,"sku":"9781838498795","price":2840.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781838498795.webp?v=1769123473","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/after-silence-9781838498795","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}