{"product_id":"black-sunflowers-9781554556434","title":"Black Sunflowers","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI will die, I will die. And nobody will know my grave. And nobody will come and remember, Only the nightingale will sing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Inspired by a real-life story, \u003ci\u003eBlack Sunflowers\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates one of the darkest times in Ukrainian history: the Holodomor or \"death by hunger.\" The book begins in 1928, in Soviet-occupied Ukraine, where Veronika and her family live on their farm in the close-knit village of Kuzmin. Life is good, despite the Soviet occupation, but soon everything they have known and loved is not just altered, but demolished. Told in two voices -- Veronika's and her father, Janek's -- \u003ci\u003eBlack Sunflowers\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid account of the brutal realities of life in Ukraine under Stalin. Veronika and Janek's story is a haunting, yet uplifting testimony to the strength and humanity of the people of Ukraine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fitzhenry \u0026amp; Whiteside\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781554556434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.30d","brand":"Cynthia Lebrun","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44413655482549,"sku":"9781554556434","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_bc80eeda-6e59-4ef4-bdc0-e70bd3837936.jpg?v=1720538150","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/black-sunflowers-9781554556434","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}