{"product_id":"five-stalks-of-grain-9781773855622","title":"Five Stalks of Grain","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1932, as famine rages across Ukraine, the Soviet government calls for the harshest punishment for those who keep for themselves even five stalks of grain. When their mother is accused of hoarding and summarily killed, Nadia and Taras must leave their home on a desperate quest for survival.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttempting to navigate a closed country, to stay together, and to stay alive, Nadia and Taras must face secret police, soldiers, and fellow citizens forced to abandon charity and sometimes even humanity in the face of impossible hunger. Unsure who to trust and unable to find refuge, they search for somewhere, anywhere, where they can be safe. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical fiction at its finest, \u003cem\u003eFive Stalks of Grain\u003c\/em\u003e is powerfully written and beautifully illustrated, drawing on Ukrainian artistic traditions to tell a story of loss, grief, and hardship with delicate strength. It is a record of a time of profound suffering and a reckoning with the human cost of a tragedy shaped by politics and policy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is also available in Ukrainian as \u003cem\u003eП'ять колосків -- Piat koloskiv\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adrian Lysenko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Calgary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773855622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdrian Lysenko\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, editor, and journalist who has worked in Ontario, Alaska, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. He is the winner of the Taras Shevchenko Emerging Writer's Competition and editor of the arts and culture alternative \u003cem\u003eThe Walleye Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. Adrian lives outside Thunder Bay, Ontario. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIvanka Theodosia Galadza\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Ukrainian-Canadian illustrator. She holds a BFA in printmaking at Concordia University. Ivanka lives in Ottawa, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Calgary Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43931467022451,"sku":"9.78177E+12","price":64.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_13e3c857-000e-4513-83f5-4cbc0a5dfbb9.jpg?v=1758628104","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/five-stalks-of-grain-9781773855622","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}