{"product_id":"poor-folk","title":"Poor Folk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat can you give someone you love when you barely have enough to live?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross a courtyard in St. Petersburg, two neighbors put their lives into letters. Makar Devushkin is a shy, proud copy clerk. Varvara Dobroselova, whom he calls Varenka, is a young orphan who longs for safety. He gives her more than he can spare; she fears becoming a burden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough one spring and summer, their letters carry money worries, small joys and old wounds. In Poor Folk, Fyodor Dostoyevsky brings you close to people who struggle not only to survive, but to keep their dignity. A gift, a worn coat or a borrowed book can expose the painful distance between how they see themselves and how others see them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo voices drawing close\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Makar and Varenka through letters that reveal what each hopes, fears and needs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKindness at a cost\u003c\/strong\u003e – Feel the weight of small gifts when Makar has almost nothing left to give.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe sting of shame\u003c\/strong\u003e – See how a worn coat becomes bound up with Makar's longing for respect.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA past still hurting\u003c\/strong\u003e – Read Varenka's account of her earlier life, where old troubles shape her fears.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBooks between neighbors\u003c\/strong\u003e – Join their conversations about reading, where stories meet the need to be understood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love intimate, voice-driven stories, care about money and shame in ordinary lives, or want to discover where Dostoyevsky begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now, and let Makar's first letter draw you into their world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534654046556,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/01783_en_ebook-front_c13.jpg?v=1792175012","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/poor-folk","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}