{"product_id":"the-half-life-of-valery-k-9781635573275","title":"The Half Life of Valery K","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Watchmaker of Filigree Street\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdoms\u003c\/i\u003e, an epic Cold War novel set in a mysterious town in Soviet Russia. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1963, in a Siberian prison, former nuclear specialist Valery Kolkhanov has mastered what it takes to survive: the right connections to the guards for access to food and cigarettes, the right pair of warm boots, and the right attitude toward the small pleasures of life so he won't go insane. But one day, all that changes: Valery's university mentor steps in and sweeps him from the frozen camp to a mysterious unnamed city. It houses a set of nuclear reactors, and surrounding it is a forest so damaged it looks like the trees have rusted from within. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn City 40, Valery is Dr. Kolkhanov once more, and he's expected to serve out his prison term studying the effect of radiation on local animals. But as Valery begins his work, he is struck by the questions his research raises. Why is there so much radiation in this area? What, exactly, is being hidden from the thousands who live in the town? And if he keeps looking for answers, will he live to serve out his sentence? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on real events in a surreal Soviet city, and told with bestselling author Natasha Pulley's inimitable style, \u003ci\u003eThe Half Life of Valery K \u003c\/i\u003eis a sweeping new adventure for readers of Stuart Turton and Sarah Gailey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635573275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2022 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/09\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2022 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Natasha Pulley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159542337717,"sku":"9781635573275","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-half-life-of-valery-k-9781635573275","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}