{"product_id":"2026200015775-secondhand-the-exile-a-life-of-ivy-litvinov","title":"The Exile: A Life Of Ivy Litvinov","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn Ivy Low in Edwardian England, she chose love, revolution, and a life lived perpetually on the margins — and in doing so, became one of the twentieth century's most fascinating forgotten figures. The Exile: A Life of Ivy Litvinov chronicles the remarkable biography of the English-born writer who married Maxim Litvinov, one of Stalin's most prominent diplomats, and found herself swept into the turbulent heart of Soviet Russia — a world of political intrigue, ideological fervour, and profound personal sacrifice. John Carswell constructs a vivid and authoritative portrait of a woman who was never quite at home anywhere: too Western for Moscow, too radical for London, and too fiercely independent for the role history tried to assign her.\n\nCarswell, a skilled biographer known for his meticulous research and elegant prose, illuminates the sweeping contradictions of the twentieth century through the intimate lens of one woman's extraordinary life. Ivy's story becomes a meditation on exile, identity, and the cost of living beside power without ever possessing it — a portrait of literary and political displacement that resonates long after the final page. What does it mean to dedicate your life to a cause and a country that will never fully claim you as its own?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203255017691,"sku":"2026200015775-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/ce1e525d-00ab-4569-8440-f28a0cf37306.png?v=1788146516","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015775-secondhand-the-exile-a-life-of-ivy-litvinov","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}