A lost ancient text links five characters across three timelines -- medieval Constantinople, twenty-first-century Idaho, a generation ship to the stars -- all reading the same story.
About This Book
A "novel about children on the cusp of adulthood in a broken world who find resilience, hope, and story ... [They] are trying to figure out the world around them, and to survive. In the besieged city of Constantinople in 1453, in a public library in Lakeport, Idaho, today, and on a spaceship bound for a distant exoplanet decades from now, an ancient text provides solace and the most profound human connection to characters in peril"--
Who This Is For
Best for readers who want their assumptions challenged: books that raise questions without easy answers. The writing rewards attention without being demanding, a good balance of depth and readability. The pacing is balanced, time to breathe between moments that matter. If you want clear answers and a satisfying resolution, look elsewhere.
Best Read When
Best read when you're in the mood for something challenging and thought-provoking, and a read that's balanced and absorbing.
What It Explores
Cloud Cuckoo Land explores survival and what extreme circumstances ask of people, identity and the gap between who we are and who we pretend to be, and friendship and what it genuinely asks of us.
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