{"product_id":"astronaut","title":"Astronaut!","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ebrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e and uniquely \u003cb\u003eenergising\u003c\/b\u003e read . . . you will love this book!' - \u003cb\u003eJennifer Croft\u003c\/b\u003e, translator of Olga Tokarczuk's \u003ci\u003eFlights\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Extinction of Irena Rey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eSharp\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eoriginal\u003c\/b\u003e and completely \u003cb\u003eabsorbing\u003c\/b\u003e.' - \u003cb\u003eGeorgina Godwin\u003c\/b\u003e, broadcaster and literary journalist\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ~ ~ ~\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRomania, 1989:\u003c\/b\u003e a grey place of mysterious queues, ubiquitous informers and daily news flashes about a \u003cb\u003eman-eating bear\u003c\/b\u003e that is terrorising the country.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Amidst the daily drudge of work, rationing and careful conversation with neighbours, two lives unexpectedly collide when an idealistic police detective, \u003cb\u003eConstantin\u003c\/b\u003e, is tasked with solving a string of grisly murders, and a rebellious school child, \u003cb\u003eLia\u003c\/b\u003e, is unwittingly drawn into her elderly neighbour's seditious plot.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dryly satirical, incredibly tense and deeply moving, \u003cb\u003eASTRONAUT!\u003c\/b\u003e is both a detective novel and a coming-of-age tale, one with a perennially relevant message: \u003cb\u003ethe lies we accept today become the truths of tomorrow.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for the work of Oana Aristide:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Achingly believable, unsensational and chilling' \u003ci\u003e- The Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A beautifully written, emotionally gripping book' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Astronaut!","offer_id":45444154556613,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-0354-2082-7.jpg?v=1764821703","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/astronaut","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}