' An incredible experience I can honestly say I loved every page Every sentence Spaceman of Bohemia is unforgettable a work of breathtaking scope & heart & a reflection of humanity that's raw & strange & profound & true' Lisa Mc Inerney Baileys-Prize-winning author of The Glorious Heresies Set in the near-distant future Spaceman follows a Czech astronaut as he launches into space to investigate a mysterious dust cloud covering Venus a suicide mission sponsored by a proud nation Suddenly a world celebrity Jakub's marriage starts to fail as the weeks go by & his sanity comes into question After his mission is derailed he must make a violent decision that will force him to come to terms with his family's dark political past An extraordinary vision of the endless human capacity to persist-and risk everything-in the name of love & home by a startlingly talented young debut novelist