Atmosphere
Author(s): Taylor Jenkins Reid
An epic novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program and 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 pilots Hank Redmond and John Griffin; mission specialist Lydia Danes; warm-hearted 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, with complex protagonists, telling a passionate and soaring story about the transformative power of love, this time among the stars
General Information
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- : Random House UK
- : Hutchinson Heinemann
- : 700.0
- : 01 June 2025
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Taylor Jenkins Reid
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 368
- : FA
More About The Product
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, as she fights to become one of the first female NASA astronauts in the 1980s. You'll barrel through this electric novel, rooting for the women to not only succeed in the space program, but to soar. A pitch perfect ending ... 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'
TJR is surely the queen of escapist fiction * Sunday Telegraph *
Fabulously entertaining * The Times on DAISY JONES AND THE SIX *
I can't remember the last time I read a book that was so much fun * Dolly Alderton on DAISY JONES AND THE SIX *
Prepare to be obsessed * Stylist on DAISY JONES AND THE SIX *
Pure exhilaration * The Times on MALIBU RISING *
Thank you Taylor Jenkins Reid for the escapism we all need * Pandora Sykes on MALIBU RISING
Taylor Jenkins Reid is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of nine novels, including Carrie Soto Is Back, Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their daughter.
