{"product_id":"ukrainian-lessons-art-in-a-time-of-war","title":"Ukrainian Lessons Art in a Time of War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spellbinding first-hand account of art, survival and resistance in wartime Ukraine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The most beautifully written, moving book I can ever remember reading'\u003cbr\u003e PHILIPPA PERRY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A book for our times'\u003cbr\u003e PHILIPPE SANDS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliant and unforgettable book'\u003cbr\u003e EDMUND DE WAAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \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 \u003cp\u003eDrawing on two decades of cultural journalism, three years of reporting trips to Ukraine and her training as a classicist, \u003ci\u003eUkrainian Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An excellent book'\u003cbr\u003e HENRY MARSH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A survival manual for our blood-stricken times'\u003cbr\u003e JACQUELINE ROSE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Beautiful, erudite, heart-breaking'\u003cbr\u003e LINDSEY HILSUM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Ukrainian Lessons Art in a Time of War","offer_id":46863880519877,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/ukrainian-lessons-art-in-a-time-of-war","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}