An Astronaut's Life

‘Head-spinning, sometimes spine-tingling. Every story here is a strange and remarkable gem.’ * Wayne Macauley *
‘By the final page I was fully immersed in the book’s world—one both fantastical and eerily similar to real life. I wished I could have stayed longer.’ * Bookseller & Publisher *
‘[It’s] great reading the work of such an inventive writer, and I’m incredibly interested to see where she takes us next.’ * Readings *
‘[Dechian’s] best stories have a sustained voice, simple and nimble…The places she takes you turn out to be well worth the time.’ * Saturday Paper *
‘An Astronaut’s Life announces the arrival of a deeply original voice.’ * Weekend Australian *
‘These stories don’t contain all the answers to the questions they pose, but they illuminate the ways humans adapt or otherwise to life’s challenges—both big and seemingly extreme, as well as small, domestic, and apparently insignificant. Dechian has a light touch so that while her writing is intelligent it is never dense, and An Astronaut’s Life is the salve for anyone who thinks plot-driven literary fiction is an oxymoron.’ * Age/Sydney Morning Herald *
‘[An Astronaut’s Life] is a well-written book by an accomplished author who skillfully manages to draw you completely into the lives of the people she is writing about.’ * Weekly Times *
‘An Astronaut’s Life is sharp, innovative, and remarkably sure-footed.’ * Readings *

Sonja Dechian is a writer, editor, and radio and TV producer. She has co-edited two collections of stories about the Australian refugee experience, Dark Dreams and No Place Like Home (Wakefield Press).

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