{"product_id":"9780864929822-uncertain-weights-measures","title":"Uncertain Weights and Measures","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, 2017 Quebec Writers’ Federation Concordia University First Book Prize\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted, 2017 Governor General's Award for Fiction\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted, 2018 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize\u003cbr\u003eNamed a Favourite Book of 2017 by \u003ci\u003eThe National Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoscow, 1921. Tatiana and Sasha meet in a bookstore the night it is bombed. In the aftermath of the explosion, Sasha grabs Tatiana's hand and together they run to safety. They fall in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA promising young scientist, Tatiana follows her mentor, Dr. Bekhterev, to the Institut Mozga, established to study the source of genius. She thrives in the state-sponsored research institute, but Sasha, an artist, feels left behind in this new world where his art seems without place or function. A rift between them grows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Bekhterev suddenly dies, Tatiana is prompted to speculate about the shadowy circumstances of his death. Disconcerted and unable to find answers to her questions, she plunges into doubt — about her work as a scientist, her naiveté about the Revolution, her faith in the state, and her relationship with Sasha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvocative and compelling, \u003ci\u003eUncertain Weights and Measures\u003c\/i\u003e takes place in the heady days of post-Revolution Russia, when belief in a higher purpose was everything. Written in beautifully incisive prose, Jocelyn Parr vividly captures the ambiance of 1920s Moscow and the frisson of real-life events while also spinning a captivating tale of a love torn apart by ideology and high-stakes politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40859828060257,"sku":"9780864929822","price":14.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29913705.jpg?v=1725868176","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780864929822-uncertain-weights-measures","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}