{"product_id":"the-star-on-the-grave","title":"The Star on the Grave: A Novel","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe incredible true story of the Japanese diplomat who defied his government to save thousands from the Nazis is now an award-winning historical novel\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1940, as the Nazis sweep towards Lithuania, Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara defies his government and secretly issues visas to fleeing Jewish refugees. After the war Sugihara is dismissed and disappears into obscurity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNearly three decades later, in Australia, Rachel Margol is shocked when her engagement reveals a long-held family secret: she is Jewish. As she grapples with this deception and the dysfunction it has caused, unspoken tragedies from the past begin to come to light. When an opportunity arrives to visit Chiune Sugihara, the man who risked his life to save the Margols during World War II, Rachel becomes determined to meet him. But will a journey to Japan, and the secrets it uncovers, heal the family or fracture them for good?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Star on the Grave is inspired by the true story of Chiune Sugihara, and the thousands of people who owe him their lives. Sugihara is often referred to as the Japanese Schindler. It is estimated that he saved 6,000 people – the author’s father and grandparents among them, and as many as 500,000 people are alive today because of him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eWinner 2025 Australian Jewish Writer Awards\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the United States, Second Edition published by Sibylline Press\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sibylline Digital First","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":48772455596261,"sku":"9798897409297","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Trade Paper","offer_id":48772455629029,"sku":"9798897409303","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/0271\/2549\/files\/The-Star-on-the-Grave-FINAL.jpg?v=1775887478","url":"https:\/\/shop.sibyllinepress.com\/products\/the-star-on-the-grave","provider":"Sibylline Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}