The Falling Sky - Couverture souple

Goldschmidt, Pippa

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1908754141 ISBN 13 : 9781908754141

Editeur : Freight Books, 2013

Synopsis

Runner-up in the 2012 Dundee International Book Prize. A blackly comic campus satire combined with a heart-breaking family mystery, The Falling Sky brilliantly mixes fiction and astronomy into a fascinating, compelling and moving narrative. Jeanette is a young, solitary post-doctoral researcher who has dedicated her life to studying astronomy. Struggling to compete in a prestigious university department dominated by egos and incompetents, and caught in a cycle of brief and unsatisfying affairs, she travels to a mountain-top observatory in Chile to focus on her research. There Jeanette stumbles upon evidence that will challenge the fundamentals of the universe, drawing her into conflict with her colleagues and the scientific establishment, but also casting her back to the tragic loss that defined her childhood. As the implications of her discovery gather momentum, and her relationships spiral out of control, Jeanette s own grip on reality is threatened, finally forcing her to confront the hidden past. Pippa Goldschmidt s bittersweet debut novel blends black comedy, heart-breaking tragedy and fascinatingly accessible science, in this intricate and beautiful examination of one woman s disintegration and journey to redemption.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Pippa Goldschmidt has a PhD in astronomy and worked as an astronomer for several years, followed by posts in the civil service including working in outer space policy. She has written on astronomy for the New York Times. In 2012 she was awarded a prestigious Scottish Book Trust/Creative Scotland New Writers Award. The Falling Sky was runner-up in the Dundee International Book Prize.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Freight Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908754141
• ISBN 13: 9781908754141
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
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• Personne responsable: non disponible