{"product_id":"9781466841833","title":"Blood and Gifts: A Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy God, Russian soldiers being shot with Chinese bullets. Sometimes the world is so beautiful.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1981. As the Soviet army burns its way through Afghanistan, CIA operative Jim Warnock is sent to try to halt its bloody progress, beginning a secret spy war behind the official hostilities. Jim and his counterparts in the KGB and the British and Pakistani secret services wrestle with ever-shifting personal and political loyalties. With the outcome of the entire Cold War at stake, Jim and a larger-than-life Afghan warlord decide to place their trust in each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning a decade and playing out in Washington, D.C., Pakistan, and Afghanistan, \u003ci\u003eBlood and Gifts\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping, often shockingly funny epic set against one of the greatest historical events of recent history, the repercussions of which continue to shape our world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129776783600,"sku":"9781466841833","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466841833_p0.jpg?v=1769891266","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466841833","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}