{"product_id":"crooked-cross","title":"Crooked Cross","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Sally Carson\u003cbr\u003ePreface by Laura Freeman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrooked Cross\u003c\/em\u003e describes, through the eyes of one ordinary family, the Nazis’ growth in power between December 1932 and August 1933. It is extraordinarily prescient, anticipating all the horrors they were about to inflict on the world, and in this respect it joins a small group of novels, PB no. 39 \u003cem\u003eManja\u003c\/em\u003e and PB no. 136 \u003cem\u003eThe Oppermanns\u003c\/em\u003e among them, which were written to try to alert the world to what was happening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe main focus of the novel is on disaffected German youth: it shows with great subtlety that by the early 1930s there was huge unemployment, and a corresponding feeling of futility, and that what the Nazis did so skillfully was to provide a sense of purpose. \u003cem\u003eCrooked Cross\u003c\/em\u003e is an incisive account on why some young men who feel disaffected, lost or ignored turn towards authoritarian governments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003e380 pages\u003cbr\u003ePersephone Press, 2025\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1934\u003cbr\u003e5.51 x 1.1 x 7.48 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781910263426\u003cbr\u003eLiterature\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54816424001704,"sku":"9781910263426","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/files\/CROOKED-CROSS.jpg?v=1765402623","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/crooked-cross","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}