{"product_id":"your-presence-is-mandatory-paperback","title":"Your Presence Is Mandatory - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSasha Vasilyuk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2025 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature Gold Medal Winner for the 94th Annual California Book Awards Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting debut novel, based on real events, about the price of secrecy, the weight of lies, and one man's drive to protect his family from his past.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUkraine, 2007. War veteran Yefim Shulman was beloved by his children, wife, and coworkers. But in the days after his death, his widow, Nina, finds a letter to the KGB in his briefcase. Yefim had a lifelong secret, and his confession forces Nina and her children to reassess the husband, father, and grandfather they thought they knew and the bonds they'd formed with him and each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing one family over the course of 70 years and three generations, Sasha Vasilyuk shines a light into the shadowy corners of a marriage marred by secrecy and the sacrifices people make to survive. Compassionate, gripping, and intimate, \u003ci\u003eYour Presence Is Mandatory\u003c\/i\u003e is \"at once a historical epic, an engrossing family saga, and an astute examination of morality, survival, hope, and love\" (Lara Prescott).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSasha Vasilyuk\u003c\/b\u003e's award-winning debut novel is based on her grandfather's life as a Ukrainian Jewish veteran of WWII and her own early childhood in Ukraine and Russia, and has been translated into 7 languages. Her nonfiction has been published in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, on CNN, and elsewhere. She lives in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 8.88 x 5.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47111049969803,"sku":"9781639737253","price":29.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/0TFQ-YVcwh9781639737253.webp?v=1780293017","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/your-presence-is-mandatory-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}