{"product_id":"9781529426496-the-silver-bone","title":"The Silver Bone","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLonglisted for the International Booker Prize 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first in a new series of historical mysteries set amid the chaos of the Russian Revolution. By the author of \u003ci\u003eDeath and the Penguin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGrey Bees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**A Summer 2024 pick in the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Andrey Kurkov is often called Ukraine's greatest living writer, and it is a gift for crime fiction fans that he writes in this genre\" \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A very intriguing and atmospheric novel by a highly accomplished writer . A fascinating read in the light of contemporary events\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander McCall Smith, Bestselling Author of \u003ci\u003eThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKyiv, 1919. The Soviets control the city, but White armies menace them from the West. No man trusts his neighbour and any spark of resistance may ignite into open rebellion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Samson Kolechko's father is murdered, his last act is to save his son from a falling Cossack sabre. Deprived of his right ear instead of his head, Samson is left an orphan, with only his father's collection of abacuses for company.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil, that is, his flat is requisitioned by two Red Army soldiers, whose secret plans Samson is somehow able to overhear with uncanny clarity. Eager to thwart them, he stumbles into a world of murder and intrigue that will either be the making of him - or finish what the Cossack started.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInflected with Kurkov's signature humour and magical realism, \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Bone\u003c\/i\u003e takes inspiration from the real life archives of crime enforcement agencies in Kyiv, crafting a propulsive narrative that bursts to life with rich historical detail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated from the Russian by Boris Dralyuk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40979050627169,"sku":"9781529426496","price":18.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26893211.jpg?v=1721332198","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529426496-the-silver-bone","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}