{"product_id":"stones-under-the-scythe-olha-mak-9781462010370","title":"Stones Under the Scythe","description":"Olha Mak, author of several novels for adolescents and young adults, wrote \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStones Under the Scythe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e to help shatter a conspiracy of silence and deliberate denial about one of the most terrible tragedies to befall any nation, a catastrophe caused by the workings of a group of fanatical \"creators of a new breed of men.\" The characters in the novel are composites of individuals and the narrative is based on real events the author witnessed as a university student. The story of 15 yearold Andriy recreates the fate of millions of Ukrainian children who either perished or barely escaped death in the years of a man-made famine, the \u003ci\u003eHolodomor\u003c\/i\u003e, that took the life of every fourth Ukrainian. However, Olha Mak's novel is not a somber story of horrible events. Her characters bear witness to the truth that the human spirit cannot be fully subdued. But this is a truth that needs frequent reminders, for everyone at some point comes to feel vanquished by the brutality that confronts them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Olha Mak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1462010377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781462010370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d","brand":"Olha Mak","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994070057215,"sku":"9781462010370","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f2f15dee-3060-40b5-aa7b-163855d89fb0.jpg?v=1683327955","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stones-under-the-scythe-olha-mak-9781462010370","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}