{"product_id":"9781786583703","title":"The Bureau of Unknown Fates : A heartbreaking novel about WWII's forgotten objects and the lives they hold","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Nohant, Gaelle \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 16 July 2026 by Bonnier Books Ltd (Manilla Press) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e246 x 166 | 636g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Gripping, poetic' Gwen Strauss, author of The Nine'An unforgettable read' Tatiana de Rosnay, author of Sarah's KeySometimes when you are looking for the dead, you find the living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Irène joins the International Tracing Service, she becomes consumed by a singular obsession: returning the belongings confiscated from concentration camp prisoners to their families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA faded cloth doll. A medallion. An embroidered handkerchief. Each object holds a story - and behind each one, a life waiting to be pieced back together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Irène traces the owners through fragments of evidence, she reconstructs their final days and discovers that even in the darkest chapter of history, humanity endured.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bureau of Unknown Fates is a devastating and beautiful novel about history, memory and survival as one woman helps connect families across generations to the ones they have lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2023 Grand Prix RTL-Lire Fiction Award\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Mold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55665427644792,"sku":"9781786583703","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7802\/3522\/files\/9781786583703.jpg?v=1789734595","url":"https:\/\/www.mold-bookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781786583703","provider":"The Bookshop. Mold.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}