{"product_id":"the-space-between-us-9781914585449","title":"The Space Between Us","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Doug Johnstone\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orenda Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orenda Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Science Fiction - Alien Contact\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen three people suffer strokes after seeing dazzling lights over Edinburgh, then awake completely recovered, they're convinced their ordeal is connected to the alien creature discovered on a nearby beach ... an adrenaline-soaked, deeply humane, life-affirming first-contact novel from one of Scotland's most revered authors...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Selected for BBC 2 Between the Covers 2023**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'All the drive, curiosity and wonder of his crime and mystery novels ... science fiction gains a new author' \u003cb\u003eDerek B Miller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e If you read one life-affirming book this year, make sure it's this one' \u003cb\u003eNina Pottell, \u003ci\u003ePrima\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'The main characters, their lives and their struggles, are portrayed very vividly. I was straight into this, just like a thriller' \u003cb\u003eIvo Graham on \u003ci\u003eBetween the Covers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ---------------------- \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConnecting will change everything...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Lennox is a troubled teenager with no family. Ava is eight months pregnant and fleeing her abusive husband. Heather is a grieving mother and cancer sufferer. They don't know each other, but when a meteor streaks over Edinburgh, all three suffer instant, catastrophic strokes... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ...only to wake up the following day in hospital, miraculously recovered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When news reaches them of an octopus-like creature washed up on the shore near where the meteor came to earth, Lennox senses that some extra-terrestrial force is at play. With the help of Ava, Heather and a journalist, Ewan, he rescues the creature they call 'Sandy' and goes on the run. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But they aren't the only ones with an interest in the alien ... close behind are Ava's husband, the police and a government unit who wants to capture the creature, at all costs. And Sandy's arrival may have implications beyond anything anyone could imagine... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e --------------------- \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'All the makings of a film ... such relatable characters' \u003cb\u003eSunetra Sarker on \u003ci\u003eBetween the Covers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'So readable and accessible ... I was really rooting for the characters' \u003cb\u003eAlan Davies on \u003ci\u003eBetween the Covers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A gateway book to SciFi ... I loved it' \u003cb\u003eSara Cox on \u003ci\u003eBetween the Covers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A moving as it is magical and mysterious. Doug Johnstone has hit it out of the park again' \u003cb\u003eMark Billingham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A delicious, demanding departure from Doug Johnstone' \u003cb\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Prioritising pace, tension and high stakes ... a plea for empathy, compassion and perspective ... shot through with vivid characters and a sense of wonder' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerald Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'An entertaining, fast-paced story of first contact ... an emotionally engaging read' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A gloriously hopeful story and a perfect road trip movie just waiting to be made...' \u003cb\u003eJames Oswald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'An adrenaline-filled ride of a novel, laced with empathy and understanding' \u003cb\u003eRachelle Atalla\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Pay attention, Steven Spielberg! This could be your next film' \u003cb\u003eMarnie Riches\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Clever and unusual ... 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