{"product_id":"the-peoples-act-of-love-paperback","title":"The People's Act of Love - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Meek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1919, Siberia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeep in the unforgiving landscape a town lies under military rule, awaiting the remorseless assault of Bolsheviks along the Trans-Siberian railway. One night a stranger, Samarin, appears from the woods with a tale of escape from an Arctic prison, insisting a cannibal is on his trail. Only Anna, a beautiful young widow, trusts his story. When a local shaman is found dead, suspicion and terror engulf the isolated community, which harbours a secret of its own . . .\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Meek\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six novels including \u003ci\u003eThe People's Act of Love\u003c\/i\u003e which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won both the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize and the Scottish Arts Council Award. It has been published in more than thirty countries. Meek's latest novel \u003ci\u003eThe Heart Broke In \u003c\/i\u003ewas shortlisted for the Costa Book Award and he has also written two collections of short stories and a book of non-fiction, \u003ci\u003ePrivate Island\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewhich won the 2015 Orwell Prize. He is a Contributing Editor to the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books \u003c\/i\u003eand writes regularly for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNew York Times. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in London.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766334816544,"sku":"9781786894014","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ea603dc7e78210dc9400c4715a90824d.webp?v=1780290547","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-peoples-act-of-love-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}