Atmosphere

***THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***'This summer's biggest read' SUNDAY TIMES'A richly drawn page-turner' OBSERVER'Beautifully written, immersive' THE TIMES'Our favourite TJR novel yet' COSMOPOLITAN'I absolutely adored this' BRYONY GORDONREADERS ARE SAYING…'So emotional by the end that I could hardly speak' – Reader Review, 5*****'Melted my heart by the end' – Reader Review, 5*****'Taylor Jenkins Reid is the master of a really great love story' – Reader Review, 5*****'Taylor Jenkins Reid's best book yet' – Reader Review, 5*****An epic novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits.In the summer of 1980, Joan Goodwin begins training to be an astronaut at Houston's Johnson Space Centre, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates. As the new astronauts prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a passion and a love she never imagined and begins to question everything she believes about her place in the observable universe. Then, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, everything changes in an instant.Atmosphere is a soaring story about the transformative power of love – this time among the stars.'Is there a popular fiction writer alive who conveys falling in love better than Taylor Jenkins Reid?' DAILY MAIL'Thrilling … heartbreaking … uplifting. … I loved it' KRISTIN HANNAH, author of The Women'NASA? Space missions? The 80s? This is a collection of all the things I love. … Thrilling' ANDY WEIR, author of Project Hail Mary and The Martian'Packs a hefty emotional punch' MAIL ON SUNDAY'Breathtaking' HEAT'Unputdownable'GRAZIA