{"product_id":"ambassador-of-the-dead-isbn-9781582432519","title":"Ambassador of the Dead","description":"\u003cb\u003eA harrowing tale of ambitions gone awry, and an unflinching meditation on exile and assimilation and the cost of love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne Sunday morning, Nick Blud, a successful Boston physician, is home in bed when he receives a phone call from Adriana Kruk, the mother of a boyhood friend. The beautiful Adriana, who once vacationed at her family's luxurious summer home on the Black Sea, now lives in a run-down apartment in New Jersey. Abandoned by her husband and estranged from her sons, she summons Nick back to his old neighborhood, where something unspeakable has happened--exactly what, no one is willing to say.\u003cb\u003eAskold Melnyczuk\u003c\/b\u003e's publications include novels, essays, poems, memoir, and translations. Among his works are the novels \u003ci\u003eWhat Is Told\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmbassador of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHouse of Widows\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eExcerpt from Smedley's Secret Guide to World Literature\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Counterpoint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303622365413,"sku":"NP9781582432519","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781582432519.jpg?v=1767721390","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/ambassador-of-the-dead-isbn-9781582432519","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}