{"product_id":"the-laboratory-assistant-9781627206488","title":"The Laboratory Assistant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a city teeming with revolution, science and passion offer their own strains of violence.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePetrograd, 1916 When her aristocratic family is left destitute, Mariya grows desperate to survive - and to support her widowed mother and sisters. She finds financial relief in a job with Dr. Nikolas Rodin, a reclusive scientist. While the work makes ends meet, Mariya is soon pulled into the eerie rhythm of the laboratory: a realm of orange gaslights, unsettling experiments, and a man whose genius is as seductive as it is unstable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTuberculosis and revolution both ravage Russia. The chants of protest ring in the streets and when consumption strikes her household, Mariya must choose between her family's security and a love that shatters all moral paradigms. Meanwhile, in the surreal shadows of the laboratory, both reality and sanity begin to bend. And when survival demands scientific progress at any cost, devotion itself becomes deadly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Science, revolution, and passion intertwine in this atmospheric historical fiction.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-BookLife\u003cem\u003e (Publisher's Weekly)\u003c\/em\u003e Editor's Pick\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Natalia Loya\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Apprentice House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781627206488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Booklife Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoya, Natalia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Natalia Loya is lawyer\/writer\/amateur guitarist. When not wrangling legal briefs or weaving works of fiction, she's usually out on a run or working on her Not Terrible Flamenco guitar skills. Her work blends her love of feminist history, emotional depth, and magical realism. She lives in Texas with her husband and three dogs.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Natalia Loya \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48449351712925,"sku":"9781627206488","price":32.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_dcb52bb2-2648-4416-af73-d2b3a02bc1ac.jpg?v=1781632797","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-laboratory-assistant-9781627206488","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}