{"product_id":"the-hidden-child-9780063119246","title":"The Hidden Child","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Child\u003c\/em\u003e is a heart-wrenching depiction of a golden couple in the 1920s.... Shocking, emotive, and compelling, but ultimately a story of hope. I loved it.\" -- Deborah Carr, \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Poppy Field\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this new historical novel by the author of \u003cem\u003eDaughter of the Reich, \u003c\/em\u003eLondoners Eleanor and Edward Hamilton have it all. But the 1929 financial crash is looming, and they're harboring a shameful secret. How far are they willing to go to protect their charmed life? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleanor Hamilton is happily married and mother to a charming four-year-old girl, Mabel. Her husband, Edward, is a leading light in the burgeoning Eugenics movement, which is designing the very ideas that will soon be embraced by Hitler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when their daughter develops debilitating epileptic seizures, their world fractures. Mabel's shameful illness must be hidden or Edward's life's work and the family's honor will be in jeopardy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Eleanor discovers Edward has been keeping secrets, she calls into question everything she believed about genetic inferiority, and her previous unshakeable faith in her husband disintegrates. Alarmed, distressed, and no longer able to bear the family's burden, she takes matters into her own hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by her personal experience, author Louise Fein illuminates moral and ethical issues of an era shaped by xenophobia, prejudice, fear, and well-intentioned yet flawed science. Vividly rendered, deeply affecting, and impeccably researched, \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Child\u003c\/em\u003e is a sweeping story and a richly drawn portrait of a family torn apart by shame, deceit, and dangerous ideals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fein, Louise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063119246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.36h x 6.32w x 1.48d","brand":"Louise Fein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39596876955723,"sku":"9780063119246","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_15316d4f-7ce4-4129-8fbb-72f3a39f8fbd.jpg?v=1637645464","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-hidden-child-9780063119246","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}