{"product_id":"specimen-stories-paperback","title":"Specimen: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIrina Kovalyova\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, 2016 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Fiction \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist, 2016 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in \u003cem\u003eSpecimen\u003c\/em\u003e are a unique exploration of science and the human heart; the place where physical reality collides with our spiritual and emotional lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"The Blood Keeper,\" a young academic travels to North Korea to work on her dissertation and embarks on a dangerous affair. In \"Mamochka,\" which was nominated for the 2012 Journey Prize, an archivist at the Institute for Physics in Minsk, must come to terms with her daughter's marriage to a Chinese man in Vancouver. In \"Peptide P,\" scientists study a disease that seems to affect children after they eat hotdogs. In \"Side Effects,\" a woman's personality is altered, and not necessarily for the better, by botox injections. In \"The Big One,\" a woman and her daughter find themselves trapped in the rubble of an underground parking garage after an earthquake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStylistically varied and with settings that range from North Korea and Minsk to Vancouver and Gdansk, Kovalyova is daring and confident new voice in Canadian fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrina Kovalyova\u003c\/b\u003e is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Simon Fraser University. She has previously interned for NASA and worked for two years as a forensic analyst in New York City. She was born in Russia and lives in Vancouver.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700761792575,"sku":"9781770898172","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e3e545e90f699a6b291ca5af3f6a9e20.webp?v=1765018067","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/specimen-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}