{"product_id":"konstantin-2","title":"Konstantin","description":"\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","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54226920178008,"sku":"9780670920938","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780670920938_b8a7e7f4-9f62-4d42-80f2-df5323a9c1b3.jpg?v=1764818136","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/konstantin-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}