{"product_id":"jacobs-ladder-by-ludmila-ulitskaya-9781250619563","title":"Jacob's Ladder","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of Russia's most renowned literary figures and a Man Booker International Prize nominee, Ludmila Ulitskaya presents what may be her final novel. \u003cem\u003eJacob's Ladder\u003c\/em\u003e is a family saga spanning a century of recent Russian history and represents the summation of the author's career, which has been devoted to sharing the absurd and tragic tales of twentieth-century life in her nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning the seeming promise of the prerevolutionary years, to the dark Stalinist era, to the corruption and confusion of the present day, \u003cem\u003eJacob's Ladder\u003c\/em\u003e is a pageant of romance, betrayal, and memory. With a scale worthy of Tolstoy, it asks how much control any of us have over our lives—and how much is in fact determined by history, by chance, or indeed by the genes passed down by the generations that have preceded us into the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48242624037100,"sku":"9781250619563","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250619563-jacob-s-ladder-1.jpg?v=1787974396","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/jacobs-ladder-by-ludmila-ulitskaya-9781250619563","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}