{"product_id":"the-unravelling-of-maria-paperback","title":"The Unravelling Of Maria - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFj Curlew\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLovers separated by the Iron Curtain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo women whose paths should never have crossed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA remarkable journey that changes all of their lives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaria's history is a lie. Washed up on the shores of Sweden in 1944 with no memory, she was forced to create her own. Half a century later she still has no idea of her true identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJaak fights for Estonia's independence, refusing to accept the death of his fiancee, Maarja, whose ship was sunk as she fled across the Baltic Sea to escape the Soviet invasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngie knows exactly who she is. A drug addict. A waste of space. Life is just about getting by.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chance meeting in Edinburgh's Cancer Centre is the catalyst for something very different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes all you need is someone who listens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Unravelling of Maria (96 000 words) is literary fiction told through three voices, Jaak an Estonian Forest Brother, captured by the Soviets and sent to a gulag in Kolyma; Maarja, his fiancee who fled in 1944 as the Soviets were about to invade, and Angie, a young Scottish drug addict. In Edinburgh, 1987, Maarja and Angie meet in the Cancer Centre and the unravelling begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 388\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749613535520,"sku":"9780995531482","price":19.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/42c15b70d4bec8138b460d4d3c592178.webp?v=1779934928","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-unravelling-of-maria-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}