{"product_id":"9781035420827","title":"Astronaut!","description":"Author: Oana Aristide\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035420827\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 24 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRomania, 1989: \u003c\/b\u003ea grey place of mysterious queues, ubiquitous informers and daily news flashes about a\u003cb\u003e man-eating bear \u003c\/b\u003ethat is terrorising the country.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmidst 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDryly 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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore praise for the work of Oana Aristide:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Achingly believable, unsensational and chilling'\u003ci\u003e - The Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A beautifully written, emotionally gripping book' - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47857160945822,"sku":"ADS-9781035420827","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781035420827.jpg?v=1781482184","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781035420827","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}