{"product_id":"nora-john-the-russian-love-story-paperback","title":"Nora \u0026 John: The Russian Love Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNora Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT: \u003c\/strong\u003eNarrative that is direct, candid, unpretentious. A member of a highly privileged caste in Soviet society... reduced to a 'mozho' girl mixing with foreigners, with instructions to report on them... the real story is in the simple, graphic and almost entirely persuasive account of her observations - some amusing and others horribly or pitifully gruesome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the unforgiving WWII climate of 1940, 21-year old Nora is faced with a perilous ultimatum: Enlist with Stalin's secret police as a honey trap, or face the death of her family. Despairingly she agrees. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNora finds herself struggling to seduce her target, John Murray, a British Embassy cypher in Moscow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs two disparate lives intertwine, their desperate escape leads the couple through frozen Arctic wastelands, clutching forged papers and hopes not just for survival but for a future together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 402\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796888650016,"sku":"9781912031672","price":23.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8bc29c082eaeecc1999f24749e93752d.webp?v=1780769302","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/nora-john-the-russian-love-story-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}