{"product_id":"the-bureau-of-unknown-fates-a-heartbreaking-novel-about-wwiis-forgotten-objects-and-the-lives-they-hold-9781786583802","title":"The Bureau of Unknown Fates: A heartbreaking novel about WWII's forgotten objects and the lives they hold","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis gripping novel is set at the heart of The International Tracing Service - an organisation that was created at the end of the Second World War to investigate Nazi crimes, search for missing people, and discover what became of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes when you are looking for the dead, you find the living.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Ir√®ne joins the International Tracing Service, she becomes consumed by a singular obsession: returning the belongings confiscated from concentration camp prisoners to their families.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Ir√®ne traces the owners through fragments of evidence, she reconstructs their final days and discovers that even in the darkest chapter of history, humanity endured.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bureau of Unknown Fates \u003c\/i\u003eis a devastating and beautiful novel about history, memory and survival as one woman helps connect families across generations to the ones they have lost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 Grand Prix RTL-Lire Fiction Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781786583802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 04 Aug 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Bonnier Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.9(H)x15.7(L)x3.2(W)508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 508\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eGa√´lle Nohant is the author of \u003ci\u003eL'Ancre des r√™ves\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2007 and winner of the Encre Marine prize, organised by France's Navy. Her second novel, \u003ci\u003eLa Part des flammes\u003c\/i\u003e, was awarded the 2016 Prix du Livre de Poche and the Prix du Livre France Bleu - Page des Librairies. The\u003ci\u003e L√©gende d'un dormeur √©veill√©\u003c\/i\u003e also won the 2017 Prix des Librairies. Her latest novel is \u003ci\u003eThe Bureau of Fates \u003c\/i\u003ewhich is currently being translated into ten languages and adapted to the screen.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Gaëlle Nohant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49077107753177,"sku":"9781786583802","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781786583802.jpg?v=1786457099","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-bureau-of-unknown-fates-a-heartbreaking-novel-about-wwiis-forgotten-objects-and-the-lives-they-hold-9781786583802","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}