{"product_id":"9781035917662","title":"The Lady of the Mine","description":"Author: Lebedev, Sergei\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035917662\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Jul 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary new novel by the author of \u003ci\u003eUntraceable\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sealed shaft in a Donbas coal mine contains unimaginable horror- layer upon layer of human bodies, the victims of Red and White terror during the Revolution, of Stalin's purges, of the Einsatzgruppen in the Holocaust.\u003cbr\u003eAround this infamous pit, in a polluted region convulsed once again by war and cruelty when Russia invades Ukraine, the fates of four characters intertwine- a mysterious and powerful laundress whose dedication to cleaning the filth created by the mine attracts the suspicion of the secret police; her innocent daughter Zhanna, left alone by her mother's death; a brutal Russian militia man, who targets Zhanna; and his boss, a former KGB man turned ruthless servant of Putin. The voice of The Engineer, a murdered Jew who designed and constructed the mine, is a witness to the bloody history of the region and the terrible secret at its heart.\u003cbr\u003eA haunting, lyrical meditation on the legacy of dictatorship and atrocity.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46655880331422,"sku":"UBD-9781035917662","price":42.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781035917662.jpg?v=1774836239","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781035917662","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}