Uncertain Weights and Measures

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Publication Year:
2017

ISBN-13: 9780864929839

<p><b>Winner, 2017 Quebec Writers’ Federation Concordia University First Book Prize<br>Shortlisted, 2017 Governor General's Award for Fiction<br>Shortlisted, 2018 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize<br>Named a Favourite Book of 2017 by <i>The National Post</i></b></p><p>Moscow, 1921. Tatiana and Sasha meet in a bookstore the night it is bombed. In the aftermath of the explosion, Sasha grabs Tatiana's hand and together they run to safety. They fall in love.</p><p>A promising young scientist, Tatiana follows her mentor, Dr. Bekhterev, to the Institut Mozga, established to study the source of genius. She thrives in the state-sponsored research institute, but Sasha, an artist, feels left behind in this new world where his art seems without place or function. A rift between them grows.</p><p>When Bekhterev suddenly dies, Tatiana is prompted to speculate about the shadowy circumstances of his death. Disconcerted and unable to find answers to her questions, she plunges into doubt &#8212; about her work as a scientist, her naiveté about the Revolution, her faith in the state, and her relationship with Sasha.</p><p>Provocative and compelling, <i>Uncertain Weights and Measures</i> takes place in the heady days of post-Revolution Russia, when belief in a higher purpose was everything. Written in beautifully incisive prose, Jocelyn Parr vividly captures the ambiance of 1920s Moscow and the frisson of real-life events while also spinning a captivating tale of a love torn apart by ideology and high-stakes politics.</p>