{"product_id":"9781035917662","title":"The Lady of the Mine","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Lebedev, Sergei \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 24\/04\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 240 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781035917662,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe extraordinary new novel by the author of Untraceable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sealed shaft in a Donbas coal mine contains unimaginable horror: layer upon layer of human bodies, the victims of Red and White terror during the Revolution, of Stalin’s purges, of the Einsatzgruppen in the Holocaust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAround this infamous pit, in a polluted region convulsed once again by war and cruelty when Russia invades Ukraine, the fates of four characters intertwine: a mysterious and powerful laundress whose dedication to cleaning the filth created by the mine attracts the suspicion of the secret police; her innocent daughter Zhanna, left alone by her mother’s death; a brutal Russian militia man, who targets Zhanna; and his boss, a former KGB man turned ruthless servant of Putin. The voice of The Engineer, a murdered Jew who designed and constructed the mine, is a witness to the bloody history of the region and the terrible secret at its heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA haunting, lyrical meditation on the legacy of dictatorship and atrocity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57027917971829,"sku":"9781035917662","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781035917662.jpg?v=1775294514","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781035917662","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}