{"product_id":"atomic-anna-paperback","title":"Atomic Anna - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Barenbaum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAtomic Anna \u003c\/i\u003eis a dazzling work of ingenuity and imagination.\"―\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eTéa Obreht, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eNational Book Award finalist and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eInland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eA Bend in the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, an epic adventure as three generations of women work together and travel through time to prevent the Chernobyl disaster and right the wrongs of their past.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree brilliant women. \u003cbr\u003eTwo life-changing mistakes. \u003cbr\u003eOne chance to reset the future.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1986, renowned nuclear scientist, Anna Berkova, is sleeping in her bed in the Soviet Union when Chernobyl's reactor melts down. It's the exact moment she tears through time--and it's an accident. When she opens her eyes, she's landed in 1992 only to discover Molly, her estranged daughter, shot in the chest. Molly, with her dying breath, begs Anna to go back in time and stop the disaster, to save Molly's daughter Raisa, and put their family's future on a better path. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn '60s Philadelphia, Molly is coming of age as an adopted refusenik. Her family is full of secrets and a past they won't share. She finds solace in comic books, drawing her own series, \u003ci\u003eAtomic Anna\u003c\/i\u003e, and she's determined to make it as an artist. When she meets the volatile, charismatic Viktor, their romance sets her life on a very different course. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the '80s, Raisa, is a lonely teen and math prodigy, until a quiet, handsome boy moves in across the street and an odd old woman shows up claiming to be her biological grandmother. As Raisa finds new issues of \u003ci\u003eAtomic Anna \u003c\/i\u003ein unexpected places, she notices each comic challenges her to solve equations leading to one impossible conclusion: time travel. And she finally understands what she has to do. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs these remarkable women work together to prevent the greatest nuclear disaster of the 20th century, they grapple with the power their discoveries hold. Just because you can change the past, does it mean you should?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Barenbaum \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the critically-acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eAtomic Anna \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Bend in the Stars. \u003c\/i\u003eShe\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a prolific writer and reviewer. Her work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eLA Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tel Aviv Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. She is a scholar in residence at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute at Brandeis and is the founder\/ host of the podcast Debut Spotlight. In a former life she was a hedge fund manager and spin instructor. She has degrees from Harvard in Business, and Literature and Philosophy. She is an elected member of Town Meeting in Brookline, MA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26 x 7.95 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42170607435911,"sku":"9781538734872","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/009cb8bccd9aad1df2d4e12140356ed4.webp?v=1733349412","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/atomic-anna-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}