{"product_id":"tasas-song-paperback","title":"Tasa's Song - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinda Kass\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary novel inspired by true events.\u003cbr\u003e 1943. Tasa Rosinski and five relatives, all Jewish, escape their rural village in eastern Poland--avoiding certain death--and find refuge in a bunker beneath a barn built by their longtime employee.\u003cbr\u003e A decade earlier, ten-year-old Tasa dreams of someday playing her violin like Paganini. To continue her schooling, she leaves her family for a nearby town, joining older cousin Danik at a private Catholic academy where her musical talent flourishes despite escalating political tension. But when the war breaks out and the eastern swath of Poland falls under Soviet control, Tasa's relatives become Communist targets, her new tender relationship is imperiled, and the family's secure world unravels.\u003cbr\u003e From a peaceful village in eastern Poland to a partitioned post-war Vienna, from a promising childhood to a year living underground, \u003ci\u003eTasa's Song\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the bonds of love, the power of memory, the solace of music, and the enduring strength of the human spirit.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY): Bronze Medal, Historical Fiction\u003cbr\u003e 2016 Foreword INDIES Book Awards: Finalist - Historical Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Kass \u003c\/b\u003ebegan her career as a magazine journalist and correspondent for regional and national publications\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003eAlong with her forthcoming novel, \u003ci\u003eWorld News from Waverley High \u003c\/i\u003e(September 2026), she is the author of three previous works of historical fiction: \u003ci\u003eTasa's Song\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), \u003ci\u003eA Ritchie Boy\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), and \u003ci\u003eBessie\u003c\/i\u003e (2023). A longtime civic leader, she is the founder and owner of Gramercy Books, an independent bookstore in Central Ohio. Linda lives in Columbus with her husband, Frank; they have four children, six grandchildren, and a labradoodle named Wally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.43 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337478672621,"sku":"9781631520648","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/hm3UEUelra9781631520648.webp?v=1785061865","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/tasas-song-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}