{"product_id":"stones-under-the-scythe-9781462010370","title":"Stones Under the Scythe","description":"Olha 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.\" 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"iUniverse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50415589884178,"sku":"9781462010370","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3959c37f-e093-4af0-be6c-deb9d7a662e2.jpg?v=1729405814","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/stones-under-the-scythe-9781462010370","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}