{"product_id":"eli-s-promise-9781250805379b","title":"Eli's Promise","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"fixer\" in a Polish town during World War II, his betrayal of a Jewish family, and a search for justice 25 years later?by the winner of the National Jewish Book Award.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEli's Promise is a masterful work of historical fiction spanning three eras?Nazi-occupied Poland, the American Zone of post-war Germany, and Chicago at the height of the Vietnam War. Award-winning author Ronald H. Balson explores the human cost of war, the mixed blessings of survival, and the enduring strength of family bonds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1939: Eli Rosen lives with his wife Esther and their young son in the Polish town of Lublin, where his family owns a construction company. As a consequence of the Nazi occupation, Eli’s company is Aryanized, appropriated and transferred to Maximilian Poleski - an unprincipled profiteer who peddles favors to Lublin’s subjugated residents. An uneasy alliance is formed; Poleski will keep the Rosen family safe if Eli will manage the business. Will Poleski honor his promise or will their relationship end in betrayal and tragedy?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1946: Eli resides with his son in a displaced persons camp in Allied-occupied Germany hoping for a visa to America. His wife has been missing since the war. One man is sneaking around the camps selling illegal visas; might he know what has happened to her?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1965: Eli rents a room in Albany Park, Chicago. He is on a mission. With patience, cunning, and relentless focus, he navigates unfamiliar streets and dangerous political backrooms, searching for the truth. Powerful and emotional, Ronald H. Balson's Eli's Promise is a rich, rewarding novel of World War II and a husband’s quest for justice.","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42827056349264,"sku":"9781250805379B","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781250805379-l.jpg?v=1785908637","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/fr\/products\/eli-s-promise-9781250805379b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}