{"product_id":"who-is-to-blame-jane-marlow-9781632991041","title":"Who Is to Blame?: A Russian Riddle","description":"\u003cp\u003eJane Marlow's debut novel is a beautifully written twenty-five-year saga of two families--one born of noble heritage and the other bound as serfs to the noble's household. Set during the mid-1800s in the vast grainfields of Russia, \u003cem\u003eWho Is to Blame?\u003c\/em\u003e follows the lives of two star-crossed serfs, Elizaveta and Feodor, torn apart by their own families and the Church while simultaneously trapped in the inhumane life of poverty to which they were born.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the other end of the spectrum, Count Maximov and his family struggle to maintain harmony amidst a tapestry of deception and debauchery woven by the Count's son. The plot twists further when the Tsar emancipates twenty million serfs from bondage while the rural gentry's life of privilege and carelessness has taken its final bow and much of Russia's nobility faces possible financial ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAficionados of historical fiction will be captivated by the lyrical flow of Marlow's intertwining stories of love, loss, courage, and pain against her backdrop of social upheaval. The novel's riddles flow subtly throughout, spurring readers to ponder where the blame actually lies. In the end, we must tap into our own hearts to navigate the depths and quandaries of the author's perplexing question.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Marlow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1632991047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632991041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e River Grove Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Jane Marlow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153782124799,"sku":"9781632991041","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26d44c9c-cf12-476f-9c26-b4d1a1ae9b92.jpg?v=1770785792","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/who-is-to-blame-jane-marlow-9781632991041","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}