{"product_id":"i-must-betray-you-2","title":"I Must Betray You","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - A gut-wrenching, startling historical thriller about a young man in communist Romania who dared to resist the spy network that devastated a nation, from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSalt to the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBetween Shades of Gray\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* \"Sepetys brilliantly blends a staggering amount of research with heart, craft, and insight in a way very few writers can. Compulsively readable and brilliant.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRomania, 1989. Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians aren't free to dream; they are bound by rules and force. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmidst the tyrannical dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu in a country governed by isolation and fear, Cristian is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer. He's left with only two choices: either betray everyone and everything he loves, or use his position to creatively undermine the most notoriously evil dictator in Eastern Europe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCristian risks everything to unmask the truth behind the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. He eagerly joins the revolution to fight for change when the time arrives. But what is the cost of freedom? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaster storyteller Ruta Sepetys is back with a historical thriller that examines the little-known history of a nation defined by silence, pain, and the unwavering conviction of the human spirit.","brand":"Philomel Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936121716967,"sku":"9781984836038","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_eb4f4f03-b3f8-473d-86ae-3d48a77a8d0e.jpg?v=1774968790","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/i-must-betray-you-2","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}