{"product_id":"we-are-on-our-own-a-memoir","title":"We Are On Our Own: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stunning memoir of a mother and her daughters survival in WWII and their subsequent lifelong struggle with faith  In this captivating and elegantly illustrated graphic memoir  Miriam Katin retells the story of her and her mothers escape on foot from the Nazi invasion of Budapest. With her father off fighting for the Hungarian army and the German troops quickly approaching  Katin and her mother are forced to flee to the countryside after faking their deaths. Leaving behind all of their belongings and loved ones  and unable to tell anyone of their whereabouts  they disguise themselves as a Russian servant and illegitimate child  while literally staying a few steps ahead of the German soldiers.  We Are on Our Own is a womans attempt to rebuild her earliest childhood trauma in order to come to an understanding of her lifelong questioning of faith. Katins faith is shaken as she wonders how God could create and tolerate such a wretched world  a world of fear and hiding  bargaining and theft  betrayal and abuse. The complex and horrific experiences on the run are difficult for a child to understand  and as a child  Katin saw them with the simple longing  sadness  and curiosity she felt when her dog ran away or a stranger made her mother cry. Katins ensuing lifelong struggle with faith is depicted throughout the book in beautiful full-color sequences.  We Are on Our Own is the first full-length graphic novel by Katin  at the age of sixty-three.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44955182039093,"sku":"ByrdShop_1896597203","price":29.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781896597201.jpg?v=1770300270","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/we-are-on-our-own-a-memoir","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}