{"product_id":"9781927366745-anna-like-thunder","title":"Anna, Like Thunder","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1808, the Russian Ship St. Nikolai ran aground off the Olympic Peninsula; this novel is based on this astounding historical event and the lives of the people affected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor readers who enjoyed \u003ci\u003eThe Secret River\u003c\/i\u003e by Kate Grenville.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn 1808, the Russian Ship \u003c\/i\u003eSt. Nikolai\u003ci\u003e ran aground off the Olympic Peninsula; this novel is based on this astounding historical event and the lives of the people affected.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1808, eighteen-year-old Anna Petrovna Bulygina is aboard the Russian ship \u003ci\u003eSt. Nikolai\u003c\/i\u003e when it runs aground off on the west coast of Washington State on the Olympic Peninsula. The crew, tasked with trading for sea otter pelts and exploring the coast, are forced to shore into Indigenous territory, where they are captured, enslaved, and then traded among three different Indigenous communities. Terrified at first, Anna soon discovers that nothing—including slavery—is what she expected. She begins to question Russian imperialist aspirations, the conduct of the crew, and her own beliefs and values as she experiences a way of life she never could have imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on historical record, \u003ci\u003eAnna, Like Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e blends fact and fiction to explore the early days of contact between Indigenous people and Europeans off the west coast of North America and offers a fresh interpretation of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55455762776438,"sku":"9781927366745","price":18.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34640354_1301a1eb-635c-4171-9786-2e976081228c.jpg?v=1749042393","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781927366745-anna-like-thunder","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}