{"product_id":"public-loneliness-9780998632513","title":"Public Loneliness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOctober, 1967. Yuri Gagarin sits atop a Proton rocket, ready to launch. After several turbulent years in the public eye, he''s been chosen in secrecy to captain the Soviet Union''s latest space spectacular: the first manned flight around the moon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second story in the \u003ci\u003eAltered Space\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003ePublic Loneliness\u003c\/i\u003e is a detailed and imaginative look at a country and a space program with a curious schizophrenia regarding publicity and secrecy. Based on extensive research, it''s also a lively and literary story that references familiar classics (like Hemingway''s \u003ci\u003eThe Old Man and the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e) and forgotten landmarks of Soviet socialist realism, while also touching on universal themes of adventure, alcoholism, heroism and shame. It''s a compelling look behind the massive posters at the all-too-real man who led the human race into space.\u003cbr\u003eThe titles in the \u003ci\u003eAltered Space\u003c\/i\u003e series are wholly separate narratives, but all deal with the mysteries of space a","brand":"Tortoise Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359301697879,"sku":"9780998632513","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780998632513.jpg?v=1754124258","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/public-loneliness-9780998632513","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}