{"product_id":"at-the-crossroads-paperback","title":"At The Crossroads - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGlenn P. Wood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt the Crossroads\u003c\/strong\u003e is a bilingual English-Russian parallel text reader by Glenn P. Wood, bringing together culturally rich short stories inspired by Russian history, faith, folklore, antiques, and memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the voices of historic objects, including a Fedoskino lacquer box, a Russian icon of St. Nicholas, ancient iron arrowheads, an imperial ivory box, and other treasured artifacts, the book explores moments when people, cultures, and nations stand before difficult choices. Each object becomes a witness to survival, exile, belief, violence, beauty, and endurance across centuries of Russian experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRooted in historical imagination and written in a literary style the author describes as animistic realism, these stories invite readers to see artifacts not as silent relics, but as carriers of human memory. From Kievan Rus and the Varangians to Imperial Russia, revolution, diaspora, and the modern world, At the Crossroads reflects on identity, conscience, sacrifice, and the cost of choosing one path over another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented in parallel English and Russian text, this edition is ideal for bilingual readers, students of Russian language and culture, and anyone drawn to literary historical fiction with depth, atmosphere, and meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54090127638835,"sku":"9798256071837","price":27.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/GqWHglde4R9798256071837.webp?v=1789599468","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/at-the-crossroads-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}