{"product_id":"five-stalks-of-grain-adrian-lysenko-9781773855622","title":"Five Stalks of Grain","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1932, as famine rages across Ukraine, the Soviet government calls for the harshest punishment for those who keep for themselves even five stalks of grain. When their mother is accused of hoarding and summarily killed, Nadia and Taras must leave their home on a desperate quest for survival.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttempting to navigate a closed country, to stay together, and to stay alive, Nadia and Taras must face secret police, soldiers, and fellow citizens forced to abandon charity and sometimes even humanity in the face of impossible hunger. Unsure who to trust and unable to find refuge, they search for somewhere, anywhere, where they can be safe. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical fiction at its finest, \u003cem\u003eFive Stalks of Grain\u003c\/em\u003e is powerfully written and beautifully illustrated, drawing on Ukrainian artistic traditions to tell a story of loss, grief, and hardship with delicate strength. It is a record of a time of profound suffering and a reckoning with the human cost of a tragedy shaped by politics and policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adrian Lysenko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 177385562X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773855622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Calgary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Adrian Lysenko","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44966180782335,"sku":"9781773855622","price":56.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8403dc65-d343-43f6-8262-2c525817980c.jpg?v=1711159102","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/five-stalks-of-grain-adrian-lysenko-9781773855622","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}