{"product_id":"the-space-between-us-paperback-2","title":"The Space Between Us - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDoug Johnstone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\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\u003eIf 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\u003eLennox 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\u003eWhen 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\u003eBut 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 ... I was on a journey with these characters, and completely transfixed' \u003cb\u003eSusi Holliday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' A mesmerising tale of wonder and hope' \u003cb\u003eMarion Todd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*****\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' I wish I could adequately convey how much I loved this book' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' A beautiful story ... it brought me to tears' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' A masterpiece ... compassionate, full of love and hope' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' Riveting' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' High stakes, high adrenaline and somehow so gentle and moving' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e' I don't think I'll ever forget these characters' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoug Johnstone\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of fourteen previous novels, most recently \u003ci\u003eBlack Hearts \u003c\/i\u003e(2022). \u003ci\u003eThe Big Chill\u003c\/i\u003e (2020) was longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year and three of his books, \u003ci\u003eA Dark Matter \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), \u003ci\u003eBreakers\u003c\/i\u003e (2019) and \u003ci\u003eThe Jump\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), have been shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year. 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