{"product_id":"the-unravelling-of-maria-9780995531482","title":"The Unravelling Of Maria","description":"\u003cp\u003eLovers separated by the Iron Curtain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo women whose paths should never have crossed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA remarkable journey that changes all of their lives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaria's history is a lie. Washed up on the shores of Sweden in 1944 with no memory, she was forced to create her own. Half a century later she still has no idea of her true identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJaak fights for Estonia's independence, refusing to accept the death of his fiancee, Maarja, whose ship was sunk as she fled across the Baltic Sea to escape the Soviet invasion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngie knows exactly who she is. A drug addict. A waste of space. Life is just about getting by.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA chance meeting in Edinburgh's Cancer Centre is the catalyst for something very different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes all you need is someone who listens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Unravelling of Maria (96 000 words) is literary fiction told through three voices, Jaak an Estonian Forest Brother, captured by the Soviets and sent to a gulag in Kolyma; Maarja, his fiancee who fled in 1944 as the Soviets were about to invade, and Angie, a young Scottish drug addict. In Edinburgh, 1987, Maarja and Angie meet in the Cancer Centre and the unravelling begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fiona Curnow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780995531482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.86d","brand":"Fj Curlew","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43838729224373,"sku":"9780995531482","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f676327c-dc21-4a0c-8813-adc52184f6c7.jpg?v=1712028935","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-unravelling-of-maria-9780995531482","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}