{"product_id":"9781462010394","title":"Stones Under the Scythe","description":"\u003cp\u003eOlha Mak, author of several novels for adolescents and young adults, wrote \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStones Under the Scythe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e to help shatter a conspiracy of silence and deliberate denial about one of the most terrible tragedies to befall any nation, a catastrophe caused by the workings of a group of fanatical “creators of a new breed of men.”\u003c\/p\u003e The characters in the novel are composites of individuals and the narrative is based on real events the author witnessed as a university student. The story of 15 yearold Andriy recreates the fate of millions of Ukrainian children who either perished or barely escaped death in the years of a man-made famine, the \u003ci\u003eHolodomor\u003c\/i\u003e, that took the life of every fourth Ukrainian. However, Olha Mak’s novel is not a somber story of horrible events. Her characters bear witness to the truth that the human spirit cannot be fully subdued. But this is a truth that needs frequent reminders, for everyone at some point comes to feel vanquished by the brutality that confronts them.","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143705346288,"sku":"9781462010394","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462010394_p0.jpg?v=1763675277","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462010394","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}