{"product_id":"strong-roots-by-olia-hercules-9781526662934","title":"Strong Roots","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn instant classic' \u003c\/b\u003eNIGELLA LAWSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sweeping, intimate, defiant and brimming with love' \u003c\/b\u003eLOUISE KENNEDY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It is the roots that keep the trees from falling during a storm. Olia Hercules tells us that the same is true for people and nations'\u003c\/b\u003e SERHII PLOKHY\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am writing this story without knowing its end: it begins long before I was born and will continue long after I die. I am writing this story to help myself heal and to make you understand.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrong Roots\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a century in Ukraine told through four generations of one extraordinary family. It takes us from years of Russification, to Olia’s grandmother’s deportation to snowy wastelands under Stalin, to her Aunt Zhenia's school protest, to her own parents’ flight from Ukraine when their town was occupied in 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an ode to the land, to ideas of home and belonging, and to family stories and recipes passed down the generations – the tang of sour cherries, the best way to make borsch. It is an account of resilience in the hardest of circumstances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrong Roots\u003c\/i\u003e brims with hope and grief. It lays bare the compromises and betrayals of generations struggling and surviving through war, peace, invasion and exile. It is an uplifting reminder of how much the human spirit can endure when born from a land rich with strong roots.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288814469356,"sku":"9781526662934","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/0645428230873714509a8c24d845c04f_e4536bb9-3360-4b49-a8e3-7d39b6a76c8b.jpg?v=1770604219","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/strong-roots-by-olia-hercules-9781526662934","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}