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Title: The Half Life of Valery K Condition: New Subtitle: THE TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH ISBN-10: 1408885158 EAN: 9781408885154 ISBN: 9781408885154 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Format: Paperback Release Date: 16/03/2023 Description: **Shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize**A SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2022The Times Historical Fiction Book of the MonthThe truth must come out.In 1963, in a Siberian gulag, 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 to avoid frostbite, and the right attitude toward the small pleasures of life. But on one ordinary day, all that changes: Valery’s university mentor steps in and sweeps Valery from the frozen prison camp to a mysterious unnamed town hidden within a forest so damaged it looks like the trees have rusted from within. Here, 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: 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?Based on real events in a surreal Soviet city, and told with bestselling author Natasha Pulley’s inimitable style, The Half Life of Valery K is a sweeping historical adventure. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Author: Natasha Pulley Genre: Fiction Topic: Historical Fiction Release Year: 2023
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