{"product_id":"the-golden-daughter","title":"The Golden Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHalina St James \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"vt-tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tab-1\" name=\"tab-1\" class=\"tab-content current\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecret wartime letters, a volatile love triangle, an unmarked grave, a noble heritage—a revelatory mother-daughter memoir about discovery, love, and forgiveness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSorting through her late mother’s possessions, Halina St. James found a secret stash of letters. They told how her mother, Maria, was abducted as a teenager in Ukraine by Nazis and sent to Germany as a slave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the war, Maria found herself pregnant in a displaced persons camp. She married the father, an older man from a noble Polish family. But her life changed when her husband introduced his friend, a young Polish freedom fighter. In Canada, the younger man betrayed his friend and ran off with Maria and Halina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe letters made Halina realize how little she knew of her mother or her heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Golden Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the gripping story of a mother and daughter shaped by forces they had no control over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter uncovering truths hidden for a century, Halina was finally able to make peace with her mother, her father—and herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"UTP","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50098019008798,"sku":"9781487013158","price":26.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/3584\/9246\/files\/BNCImageAPI-2025-08-31T082541.966.jpg?v=1756639567","url":"https:\/\/www.cedarcanoebooks.com\/products\/the-golden-daughter","provider":"Cedar Canoe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}