Laika
Nick Abadzis
Product Details
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9781250050625
- Published:
- 01 Nov 2014
- Publisher:
- Macmillan
- Dimensions:
- 224 pages - 216 x 152 x 21mm
Categories:
Nick Abadzis masterfully blends fiction and fact in the intertwined stories of three compelling lives. Along with Laika, there is Korolev, once a political prisoner, now a driven engineer at the top of the Soviet space program, and Yelena, the lab technician responsible for Laika's health and life. This intense triangle is rendered with the pitch-perfect emotionality of classics like Because of Winn-Dixie, Shiloh, and Old Yeller.
Abadzis gives life to a pivotal moment in modern history, casting light on the hidden moments of deep humanity behind history. Laika's story will speak straight to your heart.
Laika was sent into space aboard Sputnik 2 in 1957, never to return to Earth. This is her story. Laika was the abandoned puppy destined to become Earth's first space traveller. This is her journey.