{"product_id":"displaced-paperback","title":"Displaced - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIrena Kowal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe daughter of displaced Ukrainian  migr s, Irena led a sheltered life in America with a mentally ill father and guilt ridden, anxious mother. In the chaos of WWII and Soviet occupation, her infant brother Orest was left with his grandparents who were exiled to Siberia. Orest remained in the village, an abandoned child of \"enemies of the people.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the first time, brother and sister, both in their twenties, meet in Moscow in August of 1969. They will travel across Soviet Ukraine, a trip that will change their lives forever. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrest draws shy, beautiful Irena out of her self-imposed cocoon, allowing her to wake up to her own womanhood and intellectual potential. Orest grows to love his sister, even as he discovers his own developing attraction to her as a woman.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen two KGB agents see Irena as a potential spy, Orest becomes a pawn in their recruitment game-and Irena will be forced to make an agonizing choice.\u003c\/p\u003e Interspersed with flashbacks to the horrors of war, Siberian exile, and the turmoil of immigrant life, \u003ci\u003eDisplaced\u003c\/i\u003e is a tragicomic blend of historical fiction, fantasy, and farce. In a world where everything is dislocated, two individuals attempt to cross the immeasurable gulfs of time, territory, and \"the never-to-be-deciphered landscape of the human heart.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIrena Kowal was born to Ukrainian émigrés in a displaced person's camp in West Germany. She would grow up in the United States and be educated in America, England, and France. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKowal spent fifteen years in Germany, England, and Ukraine with her husband and two children. She worked as a freelance journalist for BBC Ukraine. She organized the first drama conference in Ukraine with the participation of four leading British dramatists. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Barefoot Ballerina\u003c\/i\u003e, a novella, and two plays. \u003ci\u003eThe Lion and the Lioness\u003c\/i\u003e was produced at the National Theatre in Kiev and \u003ci\u003eThe Marinated Aristocrat \u003c\/i\u003eis playing in Kiev in its twelfth year in repertory. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe currently lives in Concord, Massachusetts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 222\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 23, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47246348353785,"sku":"9781530953950","price":20.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/TnlQcjJjeTRMSGxmNjNwT0p0a0xFQT09.webp?v=1768616536","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/displaced-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}