Konstantin

Synopsis

<p><b>Tom Bullough's <i>Konstantin</i></b> <b>is a mesmerising novel about how the imagination can inspire the individual to greatness.</b></p><p> <b></b></p><p> 1867, 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.</p><p> </p><p> Moving 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,<i> Konstantin</i> tells the beguiling story of a man who imagined the unimaginable: turning the dream of space travel into a reality.</p><p> </p><p> As vivid and evocative as Hilary Mantel's <i>Wolf Hall</i> and David Mitchell's <i>The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet</i>, <i>Konstantin</i> is a story of man, nature, and the limitless power of the imagination. </p><p> </p><p> Praise for <i>Konstantin</i>:</p><p> </p><p> <b>'Convincing, lyrical</b>. Bullough has set Konstantin squarely before us as a living, thinking, ingenious human being' John Banville</p><p> </p><p> <b>'Konstantin is that rare creature, the practical dreamer, a hero at the dawn of modernity</b>. Beautifully written . . . a real achievement' Andrew Miller, author of <i>Pure</i></p><p> <i></i></p><p> <i></i><b>'Enchanting, wonderfully eloquent</b>. A very alluring read' <i>Time Out</i></p><p> </p><p> Tom 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.</p>