{"product_id":"soviet-milk-paperback","title":"Soviet Milk - 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\u003eNora Ikstena\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargita Gailitis\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe literary bestseller that took the Baltics by storm. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis novel considers the effects of Soviet rule on a single individual. The central character in the story tries to follow her calling as a doctor, but then the state steps in. She is deprived first of her professional future, then of her identity and finally of her relationship with her daughter. Banished to a village in the Latvian countryside, her sense of isolation increases. Will she and her daughter be able to return to Riga when political change begins to stir? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNora Ikstena\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1969 in Riga, Latvia. She studied at the University of Latvia before moving to New York. On her return to the Baltics she helped establish the Latvian Literature Centre. She published her first novel, \u003ci\u003eCelebration of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1998 and has written over twenty books since. She has won numerous awards, such as the Order of the Three Stars for Services to Literature and the Baltic Assembly Prize.\u003ci\u003e Soviet Milk \u003c\/i\u003ewon the 2015 Annual Latvian Literature Award (LALIGABA) for Best Prose. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargita Gailitis \u003c\/b\u003ehas translated some of Latvia's finest poetry and prose into English, including Sandra Kalmiete's \u003ci\u003eWith Dance Shoes in Sibirian Snows\u003c\/i\u003e and Māra Zālīte's \u003ci\u003eFive Fingers\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43442919047257,"sku":"9781916806207","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6465\/9545\/files\/B6msVu-TPu9781916806207.webp?v=1781762229","url":"https:\/\/warrenssanctuaryofthemind.myshopify.com\/fr\/products\/soviet-milk-paperback","provider":"Warren's sanctuary of the mind","version":"1.0","type":"link"}