Sputnik Caledonia

Andrew Crumey

RRP: £7.99

Publisher: PICADOR

Publication Date : 07/03/2008

Paperback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

A bold and exuberant tale of childhood, space travel and telepathy, set in 1970s Scotland. Robbie Coyle dreams of going to space, but his avidly socialist father detests capitalism. So Robbie decides to learn Russian. From the author of "Mobius Dick".

Publisher's description:

Robbie Coyle is an imaginative kid. He wants so badly to become Scotland's first cosmonaut that he tries to teach himself Russian and trains for space exploration in the cupboard under the sink. But the place to which his fantasies later take him is far from the safety of his suburban childhood.

ISBN: 9780330447027