{"product_id":"9781473637245-in-the-beginning","title":"In the Beginning","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed poet and dissident Irina Ratushinskaya, \u003ci\u003eIn The Beginning\u003c\/i\u003e looks back at life before her imprisonment in a labour camp, to her formative years in Odessa.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIN THE BEGINNING goes back to the poet's life before her arrest, interweaving her experiences of growing up in Odessa with those of her childhood friend and future husband Igor Geraschenko. With wit and simplicity Irina describes a biased and turbulent education, being pressured to work for the KGB, the growth of faith that became so important to her in later life, and an impromptu wedding. Ratushinskaya shows how her early experiences moulded her personality, enabling her at a time of almost unbearable pressure to remain true to her own convictions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451501261174,"sku":"9781473637245","price":5.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_1301320_jpg.jpg?v=1760462770","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781473637245-in-the-beginning","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}