{"product_id":"ukrainian-lessons-book-charlotte-higgins-9781787335974","title":"Ukrainian Lessons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spellbinding first-hand account of art, survival and resistance in wartime Ukraine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The most beautifully written, moving book I can ever remember reading’ \u003cb\u003ePHILIPPA PERRY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A book for our times’ \u003cb\u003ePHILIPPE SANDS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A brilliant and unforgettable book' \u003cb\u003eEDMUND DE WAAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlotte Higgins never imagined she would report on a war. But in the autumn of 2022, seven months into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she travelled there to find out how artists and writers were reflecting the devastating events in their work. The experience would change her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a war fuelled by the attempted erasure of Ukrainian culture – a war that has killed countless artists and created countless more – art has become a matter of life and death. In times of war, art and literature are where difficulty and complexity survive: where the most painful, unspeakable truths can still be faced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on two decades of cultural journalism, three years of reporting trips to Ukraine and her training as a classicist, Ukrainian Lessons explores the profound connections between war, art and life. It is a searing, urgent and unforgettable book about what artists are prepared to risk – and why culture is worth fighting for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An excellent book' \u003cb\u003eHENRY MARSH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A survival manual for our blood-stricken times’ \u003cb\u003eJACQUELINE ROSE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Beautiful, erudite, heart-breaking’ \u003cb\u003eLINDSEY HILSUM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":52773146689809,"sku":"NGR9781787335974","price":17.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":54054670926097,"sku":"GOR015050268","price":15.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":54116472652049,"sku":"NLS9781787335974","price":17.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":54538972102929,"sku":"GOR015089405","price":14.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781787335974.jpg?v=1790158279","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/ukrainian-lessons-book-charlotte-higgins-9781787335974","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}