Kenneth J. Harvey's new novel, Reinventing the Rose, is a bestseller in Russia.
The novel concerns a pregnant artist whose gynecologist boyfriend takes her to court with the intention of forcing her to abort her fetus.
Running side by side with the main conflict is the minutely detailed, day by day, development of the embryo.
The book has been the publisher's (Centrepolygraph) number two bestselling book for the past three months. Click here to view publisher's website
This marks the first time that a Canadian author's novel has been published in Russia before any other country.
This is Harvey's fifth novel to be published in Russian translation.