Atmosphere
A Love Story; The Number One Sunday Times Bestseller
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4.4 • 13 Ratings
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Publisher Description
***THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER***
'Tipped as the read of the summer' SUNDAY TIMES
'A richly drawn page-turner' OBSERVER
'Quite possibly our favourite TJR novel yet' COSMOPOLITAN
'I absolutely adored this' BRYONY GORDON
'A breathtaking, quietly staggering tale of female empowerment, desire, and our place in the universe' HEAT
'Unputdownable' GRAZIA
READERS 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, astrophysics professor Joan Goodwin begins training to be an astronaut at Houston’s Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates: Top Gun pilot Hank Redmond; mission specialists John Griffin and Lydia Danes; warmhearted Donna Fitzgerald; and Vanessa Ford, the magnetic and mysterious aeronautical engineer. 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 Taylor Jenkins Reid at her best: transporting readers to iconic times and places, creating complex protagonists, and telling a passionate and 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
'Packs a hefty emotional punch'
MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Thrilling ... heartbreaking ... uplifting. Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel Atmosphere is the fast-paced, emotionally-charged story of one ambitious young woman, finding both her voice and her passion ... I loved it'
KRISTIN HANNAH, author of The Women
'NASA? Space missions? The 80s? This is a collection of all the things I love. Great story, excellent research and accuracy, and a thrilling conclusion.'
ANDY WEIR, author of Project Hail Mary and The Martian
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Joan has always loved looking up at the stars, but never thought she would go to space. But when she sees an advert from NASA seeking female astronauts, physics professor Joan realises she’s eligible and applies. Soon she is in Houston preparing for her first flight, part of the United States’ 1980s Space Shuttle programme.
Taylor Jenkins Reid has always done well by picking recent historical periods, from the Golden Age of Hollywood to the 1970s rock scene, and using them as rich and compelling settings. Atmosphere takes a similar tack, but the focus on science and the difficulties faced by women working in male-dominated fields give the book extra gravity.
Joan and her fellow astronauts are believable characters who develop over time. The love that grows between two of them is given space to breathe and feels unforced and authentic.
Customer Reviews
Loved it!
I didn’t want this book to end. Loved every page.