{"product_id":"in-the-shadows-ijen-kim-9781805143031","title":"In The Shadows","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of topical stories offering different perspectives that transport the reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Impersonator \u003c\/em\u003etells the story of an ordinary Russian man who gets a breakthrough posing as Putin. \u003cem\u003eTrans-Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e follows a young Russian-American couple after Russia's annexation of Crimea, \u003cem\u003eThe Ice Cream Woman\u003c\/em\u003e relates the slow awakening of a loyal citizen whose son is arrested in the protests of summer 2019 in Moscow, and \u003cem\u003eBicycle Summer \u003c\/em\u003eis set during the exodus of Syrian refugees seeking shelter in Europe. In The Cockroach, a Chinese entomologist and his wife see their attempt to be patriots go horribly wrong. \u003cem\u003eFlight \u003c\/em\u003etakes a tenser turn, when a North Korean diplomat on his way home to Pyongyang gets stuck in transit and contemplates escape. \u003cem\u003eIllumination \u003c\/em\u003eexamines the unfolding relationship between a French expat manager's wife and a local man in Armenia. The title story, \u003cem\u003eIn the Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e describes a divided future world, in which a woman and a teenage boy start looking for an exit. \u003cem\u003eFarewell to Ada\u003c\/em\u003e, written in 2022, brings together wars past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rich palette of protagonists with all their human frailties explore freedom, personal and political, in this collection of stories offering insight into lives overshadowed by the starker shades of media headlines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ijen Kim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1805143034\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805143031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Troubador Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.78d","brand":"Ijen Kim","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47930891370751,"sku":"9781805143031","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_998cb817-a4b2-44c5-9dc4-229de8367867.jpg?v=1766344992","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-shadows-ijen-kim-9781805143031","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}