Synopsis
In 1940s occupied Poland, fifteen-year-old Gracian Sofka risks discovery and breaks curfew to pursue his pastime of stargazing, but as unrest grows in the region and life becomes increasingly precarious, he makes a discovery about his older brother's mysterious life, unwittingly setting off a tragedy that will encompass them all. A first novel. 35,000 first printing.
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Jay Basu was born to an Indian father and a half-Polish, half-Russian mother. He graduated from Cambridge University in 1999. The Stars Can Wait is his first novel. He lives in London.
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