CLOUD CUCKOO LAND

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'A dazzling epic of love, war and the joy of books' Guardianu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Ingenious, hopefuly and totally absorbing' Financial Timesu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Buoyant with humanity' Daily Mailu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e When everything is lost, it's our stories that surviveu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e How do we weather the end of things? Cloud Cuckoo Land brings together an unforgettable cast of dreamers and outsiders from past, present and future to offer a vision of survival against all odds.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Constantinople, 1453:u003cbru003e u003cbru003e An orphaned seamstress and a cursed boy with a love for animals risk everything on opposite sides of a city wall to protect the people they love.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Idaho, 2020:u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e An impoverished, idealistic kid seeks revenge on a world that's crumbling around him. Can he go through with it when a gentle old man stands between him and his plans?u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Unknown, Sometime in the Future:u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e With her tiny community in peril, Konstance is the last hope for the human race. To find a way forward, she must look to the oldest stories of all for guidance.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Bound together by a single ancient text, these tales interweave to form a tapestry of solace and resilience and a celebration of storytelling itself. Like its predecessor All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr's new novel is a tale of hope and of profound human connection.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Wonderment and despair, love and destruction and hope - all find their place in its sumptuously plotted pages' Observeru003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'This engagingly written, big-hearted book is a must-read' Daily Mirroru003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Serious novels are rarely this fun' The Times