October, 1967. Yuri Gagarin sits atop a Proton rocket, ready to launch. After several turbulent years in the public eye, hes been chosen in secrecy to captain the Soviet Unions latest space spectacular the first manned flight around the moon.The second story in the Altered Space series, Public Loneliness is a detailed and imaginative look at a country and a space program with a curious schizophrenia regarding publicity and secrecy. Based on extensive research, its also a lively and literary story that references familiar classics (like Hemingways The Old Man and the Sea) and forgotten landmarks of Soviet socialist realism, while also touching on universal themes of adventure, alcoholism, heroism and shame. Its a compelling look behind the massive posters at the alltooreal man who led the human race into space.The titles in the Altered Space series are wholly separate narratives, but all deal with the mysteries of space and time, progress and circularity. Each one is an enso of words in which orbits of spacecraft, moons, planets, and people allow us fresh perspectives on the cycles of our own lives.

Binding: Paperback;146 pages; Publisher: Tortoise Books; Classification: FA; Weight: 281 g; Dimensions: 203 x 127 x 9

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