{"product_id":"five-stalks-of-grain-9781773853758","title":"Five Stalks of Grain","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo siblings scramble to survive during the Stalin-era 1932–1933 Ukrainian famine in this delicately drawn, tightly plotted historical graphic novel [...] Galadza’s idiosyncratic layouts, such as repeated faces in various emotional states, also lend an unfinished, sketchbook feel that matches the account’s emotional intensity and ambiguous ending. Genuine horror and anguish undergird this poignant evocation of atrocity.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \"poignant (and, sadly, timely) work of historical fiction\" - \u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is raw talent showing through in the visual storytelling and it’s powerful.\" - \u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of Calgary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042172862807,"sku":"9781773853758","price":22.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781773853758.jpg?v=1750953296","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/five-stalks-of-grain-9781773853758","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}