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Astronaut!
Hardcover
General FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher Price: $27.99
ISBN13: 9781324123897
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: Jul 14 2026
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.80
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.80 Depth: 8.20
Language: English
Romania, 1989, the twilight of Ceausescu's dictatorship: Daily news flashes of seemingly random murders grip the nation. The suspect? A man-eating bear.
Amid the fear of informants, official lies, and daily rationing, two bright lives collide. Constantin, an idealistic police detective prone to scribbling fairy tales in his notebook, is tasked with solving the string of mysterious deaths. Lia, a rebellious, inquisitive schoolgirl pining for more color in her life, is unwittingly drawn into an eccentric elderly neighbor's secret plot against the regime. While everyone around them is flattened into submission, the two find the spirit to carry out small acts of defiance. Their decisions will have sweeping consequences--for themselves, for their families, and for their country.
Masterfully plotted and psychologically astute, Astronaut! is both a chilling detective novel and a moving coming-of-age tale. It carries a powerful message: the lies we accept today become the truths of tomorrow.
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