{"product_id":"midnight-in-chernobyl","title":"Midnight in Chernobyl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE PHENOMENAL GLOBAL BESTSELLER.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Superb, enthralling and necessarily terrifying . . . every step feels spring-loaded with tension... extraordinary.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe story of Chernobyl is more complex, more human, and more terrifying than the Soviet myth. Adam Higginbotham has written a harrowing and compelling narrative which brings the 1986 disaster to life through the eyes of the men and women who witnessed it first-hand.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews conducted over the course of more than ten years, as well as letters, unpublished memoirs, and documents from recently-declassified archives, this book makes for a masterful non-fiction thriller.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chernobyl has become lodged in the collective nightmares of the world: shorthand for the spectral horrors of radiation poisoning, for a dangerous technology slipping its leash, for ecological fragility, and for what can happen when a dishonest and careless state endangers not only its own citizens, but all of humanity. It is a story that has long remained in dispute, clouded from the beginning in secrecy, propaganda, and misinformation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMidnight In Chernobyl\u003c\/i\u003e is an indelible portrait of history's worst nuclear disaster, of human resilience and ingenuity and the lessons learned when mankind seeks to bend the natural world to his will - lessons which, in the face of climate change and other threats - remain not just vital but necessary.\u003cbr\u003e Now, Higginbotham brings us closer to the truth behind this colossal tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Tells the story of the disaster and its gruesome aftermath with thriller-like flair . . . wonderful and chilling ... written with skill and passion.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE OBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'An invaluable contribution to history.'\u003cbr\u003e SERHII PLOKHY, EVENING STANDARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA New York Times Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e A Time Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e Longlisted for the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Midnight in Chernobyl","offer_id":46252773114053,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-0-552-17289-9.jpg?v=1779311516","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/midnight-in-chernobyl","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}