Ask a Bookseller: ‘Astronaut’ by Oana Aristide
Sarah Brown of Zenith Bookstore in Duluth read an early review copy of Oana Aristide’s novel “Astronaut!” and she has eagerly been awaiting its official release Tuesday. She called it her favorite book of the year so far, hands down. It’s part detective novel, part coming-of-age, set in a political environment where official lies are proclaimed as truth. Want to add this book to your library? Purchase it here and support MPR and a local bookstore of your choosing The year is 1989; the place: communist Romania, under the authoritarian rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu. Detective Constantine is tasked…
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