{"product_id":"konstantin-9780670920938","title":"Konstantin","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Bullough''s \u003ci\u003eKonstantin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eis a mesmerising novel about how the imagination can inspire the individual to greatness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1867, Ryazan, a Russian city in winter. Ten-year-old Konstantin, deafened by scarlet fever, dreams of flight - escaping to Moscow, fleeing to the silent stars. And his daring visions, pregnant with humanity''s future, will take him further than anyone could believe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving from wolf-infested forests to the brothels of Moscow, from village life to the wondrous Age of Steam, from appalling tragedy to the discovery of a great love,\u003ci\u003e Konstantin\u003c\/i\u003e tells the beguiling story of a man who imagined the unimaginable: turning the dream of space travel into a reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs vivid and evocative as Hilary Mantel''s \u003ci\u003eWolf Hall\u003c\/i\u003e and David Mitchell''s \u003ci\u003eThe Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKonstantin\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of man, nature, and the limitless power of the imagination.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eKonstantin\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Con\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKonstantin is that rare creature, the practical dreamer, a hero at the dawn of modernity. Beautifully written . . . a real achievement -- Andrew Miller, author of 'Pure'\u003cbr\u003eMesmerizing intensity . . .daring . . . \u003ci\u003eKonstantin \u003c\/i\u003efascinatingly brings us an imagined portrait of a boy turning into a man that refuses to give us any simple solutions * TLS *\u003cbr\u003eEnchanting, wonderfully eloquent. A very alluring read * Time Out *\u003cbr\u003eA charming novel, sensitively told * Prospect *\u003cbr\u003eA magnificent piece of writing ... punctuated with moments of beauty and of fascination * Polari Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eBullough succeeds in translating the science of lunar travel into concrete, apposite and lyrical imagery...Here is a writer with a sculptor's sensibility * New Welsh Review *\u003cbr\u003eA convincing account, lyrical yet exact, of the making of a scientist. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky may not be a household name, but the author has set him squarely before us as a living, thinking, ingenious human being -- John Banville\u003cbr\u003eWonderful. Historical fiction that wears history lightly * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eWell-written . . . moving and expressive * The Times *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018372940119,"sku":"9780670920938","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780670920938.jpg?v=1750776610","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/konstantin-9780670920938","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}