{"product_id":"amerikanka-9781972446171","title":"Amerikanka","description":"\u003cp\u003eFran Livingston has everything: a successful career, a happy marriage, and a lovely home in a charming New England town. But when her husband accepts a once-in-a-lifetime job in Moscow, Fran's life is turned upside down. Stripped of everything familiar, Fran must figure out how to survive in a gray, intimidating city where her new life looks nothing at all like what she left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs her husband's job consumes him, Fran is left alone to navigate the bewildering world of 1990s Russia. Faced with profound culture shock and social isolation, she must make a choice: sit on the sidelines or forge her own path. Fran's decision takes her on an unexpected journey filled with language and cultural differences that force her to confront her deepest fears. When Fran launches an audacious business venture, her resilience is tested in ways she never could have imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerikanka\u003c\/em\u003e is a story about what happens when you lose everything you thought you were, and find out exactly who you were meant to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kim Balaschak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dartfrog Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781972446171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBalaschak, Kim:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Kim Balaschak and her husband, Jim, lived in Moscow, Russia from 1995 until 2008. During her first two years there, Kim journaled what she observed and experienced, eventually turning that bizarre reality into her debut novel, Amerikanka. In 1997, Kim, who speaks fluent Russian, set up production of Russia's first pasteurized orange juice, Pure Sunshine. She currently lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Kim Balaschak \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":67804777218205,"sku":"9781972446171","price":38.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_d334615c-dd86-495b-9356-42e2b24baa51.jpg?v=1794382232","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/amerikanka-9781972446171","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}