{"product_id":"xstabeth-9781609457341","title":"Xstabeth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA transcendent love letter to literature and music, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eXstabeth \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eis an exciting new work from a writer who, book-by-book, is rewriting the rules of contemporary fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAneliya's father dreams of becoming a great musician but his naivete and his unfashionable music suggest he will never be taken seriously. Her father's best friend, on the other hand, has a penchant for vodka, strip clubs, and moral philosophy. Aneliya is torn between love of the former and passion for the latter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen an angelic presence named Xstabeth enters their lives Aneliya and her father's world is transformed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA short, stylish novel with a big heart, humor, \u003cem\u003eXstabeth\u003c\/em\u003e moves from Russia to Scotland, touching upon the pathos of Russian literature and the Russian soul, the power of art and music to shape reality, and the metaphysics of golf while telling a moving father-daughter story in highly-charged, torrential prose. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Europa Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609457341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David Keenan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41521432789173,"sku":"9781609457341","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_67abba4e-4dcb-40cf-aab7-c88e34fb3575.jpg?v=1641918595","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/xstabeth-9781609457341","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}