{"product_id":"the-coldest-place-on-earth-9781914913525","title":"The Coldest Place on Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere were some very good novels this year, but they came from surprising directions. It is astonishing that one as original as Kate Barker-Mawjee’s The Coldest Place on Earth (Conrad Press, £9.99) couldn’t find a major publisher. A friend recommended this wonderfully controlled and evocatively written novel about a heart coming to life in the depths of Siberia. Philip Hensher – The Spectator. --- A sad tale’s best for winter, and tales don’t come more wintry than Kate Barker-Mawjee’s debut novel The Coldest Place on Earth (Conrad Press, £9.99), set in a remote Siberian town whose only claim to fame is its record-breaking sub-zero temperatures. These are regularly reported to Moscow from its weather station by Irina, the manager of the local motel, who is trapped in a marriage as frozen and failing as the town itself. This may sound forbiddingly bleak, but Irina’s fears and dreams are so vividly evoked that I found the book unputdownable and unforgettable. Francis Wheen – The Spectator.","brand":"The Conrad Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48742789054807,"sku":"9781914913525","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781914913525.jpg?v=1720062832","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-coldest-place-on-earth-9781914913525","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}