{"product_id":"2940170062843","title":"The Winter Station","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn aristocratic Russian doctor races to contain a deadly plague in an outpost city in Manchuriaamp;mdash;before it spreads to the rest of the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1910: people are mysteriously dying at an alarming rate in the Russian-ruled city of Kharbin, a major railway outpost in Northern China. Strangely, some of the dead bodies vanish before they can be identified.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring a dangerously cold winter in a city gripped by fear, the Baron, a wealthy Russian aristocrat and the city's medical commissioner, is determined to stop this mysterious plague. Battling local customs, an occupying army, and a brutal epidemic with no name, the Baron is torn between duty and compassion, between Western medical science and respect for Chinese tradition. His allies include a French doctor, a black marketeer, and a charismatic Chinese dwarf. His greatest refuge is the intimacy he shares with his young Chinese wifeamp;mdash;but she has secrets of her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a true story that has been lost to history, set during the last days of imperial Russia, \u003ci\u003eThe Winter Station\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly textured and brilliant novel about mortality, fear and love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115053990128,"sku":"2940170062843","price":25.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170062843_p0.jpg?v=1763700939","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170062843","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}