The Last Pilot by Benjamin Johncock
1960s America and the space race is underway. Jim Harrison is a test pilot in the United States Air Force. He spends his days in a precarious dance with death above the clouds and his nights at Pancho's bar. After suffering the loss of a child, Jim seizes an opportunity to train as an astronaut, a job he throws himself into to the detriment of his marriage. Set against the backdrop of one of the most exciting and emotionally charged periods in American history, The Last Pilot is a breathtaking story.
Johncock, Benjamin: - Benjamin Johncock is an award-winning novelist, short story writer and journalist. He was born in Canterbury in 1978 and studied ancient history and archaeology at the University of Birmingham. His debut novel, The Last Pilot, was published in the U.S. (Picador) and U.K. (Myriad) in 2015 to widespread critical acclaim. It won the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award, was shortlisted for the East Anglian Book of the Year, selected for Brave New Reads, and was one of The Observer's Hidden Gems of 2016. His award-winning short stories have been published by The Fiction Desk, The Junket, Comma Press and Storgy. His journalism has appeared in the Guardian, The Spectator, and many others, and he has worked as an editor and copywriter. He's on the editorial board of The Letters Page, a literary journal edited by Jon McGregor at the University of Nottingham, and for two years was a mentor for the National Centre for Writing's Escalator writing programme. He is also a recipient of two Arts Council England grants. He lives in Norwich with his wife, his daughter, and his son.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781908434845 |
| ISBN 10 | 1908434848 |
| Title | The Last Pilot |
| Author | Benjamin Johncock |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Myriad Editions |
| Year published | 2015-07-09 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Winner of Authors' Club Best First Novel Award 2016 |
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