{"product_id":"in-the-garden-of-beasts-by-erik-larson-9780307408853","title":"In the Garden of Beasts","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErik Larson, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDevil in the White City\u003c\/i\u003e, delivers a remarkable story set during Hitler’s rise to power.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America’s first ambassador to Hitler’s Nazi Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA mild-mannered professor from Chicago, Dodd brings along his wife, son, and flamboyant daughter, Martha. At first, Martha is entranced by the parties and pomp, and the handsome young men of the Third Reich with their infectious enthusiasm for restoring Germany to a position of world prominence. Enamoured of the “New Germany,” she has one affair after another, including with the surprisingly honourable first chief of the Gestapo, Rudolf Diels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut as evidence of Jewish persecution mounts, confirmed by chilling first-person testimony, her father telegraphs his concerns to a largely indifferent State Department back home. Dodd watches with alarm as Jews are attacked, the press is censored, and drafts of frightening new laws begin to circulate. As that first year unfolds and the shadows deepen, the Dodds experience days full of excitement, intrigue, romance—and ultimately, horror, when a climactic spasm of violence and murder reveals Hitler’s true character and ruthless ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSuffused with the tense atmosphere of the period, and with unforgettable portraits of the bizarre Göring and the expectedly charming—yet wholly sinister—Goebbels, \u003ci\u003eIn the Garden of Beasts\u003c\/i\u003e lends a stunning, eyewitness perspective on events as they unfold in real time, revealing an era of surprising nuance and complexity. The result is a dazzling, addictively readable work that speaks volumes about why the world did not recognise the grave threat posed by Hitler until Berlin, and Europe, were awash in blood and terror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47647937626348,"sku":"9780307408853","price":53.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780307408853-in-the-garden-of-beasts.jpg?v=1779245434","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/in-the-garden-of-beasts-by-erik-larson-9780307408853","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}