***THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER***<\/p>\n
'Tipped as the read of the summer' <\/b>SUNDAY TIMES<\/i>
'A richly drawn page-turner' <\/b>OBSERVER<\/i>
'Quite possibly our favourite TJR novel yet' <\/b>COSMOPOLITAN<\/i>
'I absolutely adored this' <\/b>BRYONY GORDON
'A breathtaking, quietly staggering tale of female empowerment, desire, and our place in the universe' <\/b>HEAT<\/i>
'Unputdownable' <\/b>GRAZIA<\/i><\/p>\n
READERS ARE SAYING…
'So emotional by the end that I could hardly speak' <\/b>– Reader Review, 5*****
'Melted my heart by the end' <\/b>– Reader Review, 5*****
'Taylor Jenkins Reid is the master of a really great love story' <\/b>– Reader Review, 5*****
'Taylor Jenkins Reid's best book yet' <\/b>– Reader Review, 5*****<\/p>\n
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.<\/b><\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Then, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, everything changes in an instant.<\/p>\n
Atmosphere<\/i> 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.<\/p>\n
'Is there a popular fiction writer alive who conveys falling in love better than Taylor Jenkins Reid?' <\/b>
DAILY MAIL<\/i><\/p>\n
'Packs a hefty emotional punch' <\/b>
MAIL ON SUNDAY<\/i><\/p>\n
'Thrilling … heartbreaking … uplifting. Taylor Jenkins Reid's novel Atmosphere<\/i> is the fast-paced, emotionally-charged story of one ambitious young woman, finding both her voice and her passion … I loved it' <\/b>
KRISTIN HANNAH, author of The Women<\/i><\/p>\n
'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.' <\/b>
ANDY WEIR, author of Project Hail Mary<\/i> and The Martian<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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