{"product_id":"9780670920938-konstantin","title":"Konstantin","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\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'Convincing, lyrical\u003c\/b\u003e. Bullough has set Konstantin squarely before us as a living, thinking, ingenious human being'  John Banville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Konstantin is that rare creature, the practical dreamer, a hero at the dawn of modernity\u003c\/b\u003e. Beautifully written . a real achievement'  Andrew Miller, author of \u003ci\u003ePure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Enchanting, wonderfully eloquent\u003c\/b\u003e. A very alluring read'  \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Bullough was born in 1975 and is the author of two previous novels. He lives in Breconshire, in mid-Wales, with his wife and young son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57595049083254,"sku":"9780670920938","price":11.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40622834.jpg?v=1775729996","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780670920938-konstantin","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}