{"product_id":"white-guard","title":"White Guard","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781847496201\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade paperback (UK)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2016\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eSet in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev during the chaotic winter of 1918-19, \u003ci\u003eThe White Guard\u003c\/i\u003e, Bulgakov's first full-length novel, tells the story of a Russian-speaking family trapped in circumstances that threaten to destroy them. As in Tolstoy's \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e, the narrative centres on the stark contrast between the cosy domesticity of family life on the one hand, and wide-ranging and destructive historical events on the other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe result is a disturbing, often shocking story, illuminated, however, by shafts of light that testify to people's resilience, humanity and ability to love in even the most adverse circumstances.","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41733747802245,"sku":"PR399770","price":24.4,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TNXG003RB53E.jpg?v=1782322098","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/white-guard","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}