{"product_id":"9780312281830","title":"The Russian Album","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Russian Album\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Michael Ignatieff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner of the Royal Society of Literature Award\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Russian Album\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Ignatieff chronicles five generations of his Russian family, beginning in 1815. Drawing on family diaries, on the contemplation of intriguing photographs in an old family album, and on stories passed down from father to son, he comes to terms with the meaning of his family's memories and histories. Focusing on his grandparents, Count Paul Ignatieff and Princess Natasha Mestchersky, he recreates their lives before, during, and after the Russian Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A vividly fascinating account by a gifted writer who sweeps back the curtain from the past, revealing it full of color and life.” —\u003ci\u003eSuzanne Massie, The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A rich story of a cultivated elite bound to a disintegrating autocracy.” —\u003ci\u003eWalter Goodman, The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Russian Album\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant family memoir, a fitting close to Russian life before the 'red curtain of the revolution.'” —\u003ci\u003eElena Brunet, Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A vivid, fascinating account by a gifted writer who sweeps back the curtain from the past, revealing it full of color and life.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Spellbinding...a family history, focusing on the author's grandparents who fled with their young sons from the Russian Revolution . . . But this is more than a family memoir.  It's a meditation on rootlessness and belonging, and on the ambivalent feelings we all have about the lost past and about our forbears. Not to be missed.” —\u003ci\u003eVictoria Glendinning, Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An exemplary Russian performance.” —\u003ci\u003eBruce Chatwin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Russian Album\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of such evocative power that the story of one family will speak volumes to many.” —\u003ci\u003eMaclean's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Russian Album\u003c\/i\u003e is a joy to read. Every sentence seems heartfelt. And the book as a whole is likely to captivate all who are interested in the question of roots.” —\u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This beautifully written book . . . is about tenderness, courage, and a sublime life-force.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Observer (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312281830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40594733400270,"sku":"9780312281830","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_b8ef8835-f67e-4c80-a4d1-c7b5466be759.jpg?v=1637816516","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312281830","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}