{"product_id":"9781944884208","title":"On the Sickle's Edge","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat we cannot keep. What we cannot lose.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sweeping masterwork of love and loss, secrets and survival, \u003cem\u003eOn the Sickle's Edge\u003c\/em\u003e is told through the voices of three characters who lay bare their family's saga: the endearing, scrappy South-African born Lena, transported to Latvia and later trapped in the USSR; her granddaughter Darya, a true Communist whose growing disillusionment with Soviet ideology places her family at mortal risk; and Steven, a painter from Boston who inadvertently stumbles into the tangled web of his family's past. Against the roiling backdrop of twentieth-century Russia and Eastern Europe, the novel delivers equal parts historical drama, political thriller and poignant love story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the Sickle's Edge\u003c\/em\u003e takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride through some of the most tumultuous events of the 20th century. Instantly immersed in seven generations of the Shtein family, we witness their exhilarating celebrations and provocative controversies, and gain an intimate understanding of the pivotal events in South Africa, Latvia and the Soviet Union. Neville Frankel's ability to combine historical insight and human passion is spellbinding. I couldn't put it down. \u003cbr\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003ePamela Katz\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Partnership: Brecht, Weill, Three Women, and Germany on the Brink\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the hands of a masterful storyteller, \u003cem\u003eOn the Sickle's Edge\u003c\/em\u003e pits the weight of an oppressive regime against individual tenacity and profound personal courage. Inspired by Frankel's own family history, this multi-generational epic holds up a mirror to a universal truth: all immigrants face the powerful tension between assimilation and cultural identity. We have--all of us--lived life on the edge of the sickle.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Andrew Baker\u003c\/strong\u003e, Director of International Jewish Affairs, American Jewish Committee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dialogos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034015416560,"sku":"9781944884208","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781944884208_p0.jpg?v=1763769260","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781944884208","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}