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Winner, 2017 Quebec Writers' Federation Concordia University First Book Prize
Shortlisted, 2017 Governor General''s Award for Fiction
Shortlisted, 2018 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize
Named a Favourite Book of 2017 by The National Post

Moscow, 1921. Tatiana and Sasha meet in a bookstore the night it is bombed. In the aftermath of the explosion, Sasha grabs Tatiana''s hand and together they run to safety. They fall in love.

A promising young scientist, Tatiana follows her mentor, Dr. Bekhterev, to the Institut Mozga, established to study the source of genius. She thrives in the state-sponsored research institute, but Sasha, an artist, feels left behind in this new world where his art seems without place or function. A rift between them grows.

When Bekhterev suddenly dies, Tatiana is prompted to speculate about the shadowy circumstances of his death. Disconcerted and unable to find answers to her questions, she plunges into doubt — about her w

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      Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 19/09/2017
      ISBN13: 9780864929822, 978-0864929822
      ISBN10: 086492982X
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      Book Synopsis

      Winner, 2017 Quebec Writers' Federation Concordia University First Book Prize
      Shortlisted, 2017 Governor General''s Award for Fiction
      Shortlisted, 2018 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize
      Named a Favourite Book of 2017 by The National Post

      Moscow, 1921. Tatiana and Sasha meet in a bookstore the night it is bombed. In the aftermath of the explosion, Sasha grabs Tatiana''s hand and together they run to safety. They fall in love.

      A promising young scientist, Tatiana follows her mentor, Dr. Bekhterev, to the Institut Mozga, established to study the source of genius. She thrives in the state-sponsored research institute, but Sasha, an artist, feels left behind in this new world where his art seems without place or function. A rift between them grows.

      When Bekhterev suddenly dies, Tatiana is prompted to speculate about the shadowy circumstances of his death. Disconcerted and unable to find answers to her questions, she plunges into doubt — about her w

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