Atmosphere: A GMA Book Club Pick - Large Print by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK - From the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six comes an epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits.

"Thrilling . . . heartbreaking . . . uplifting . . . the fast-paced, emotionally charged story of one ambitious young woman, finding both her voice and her passion."--Kristin Hannah, author of The Women

"NASA? Space missions? The '80s? This is a collection of all the things I love."--Andy Weir, author of Project Hail Mary and The Martian

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Time, NPR, People, Good Housekeeping, them, Marie Claire, Seattle Times, Book Riot, Library Journal, Chicago Public Library, She Reads, Denver Public Library

Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. Thoughtful and reserved, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University and as aunt to her precocious niece, Frances. That is, until she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women scientists to join NASA's space shuttle program. Suddenly, Joan burns to be one of the few people to go to space.

Selected from a pool of thousands of applicants in the summer of 1980, Joan begins training at Houston's Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates: Top Gun pilot Hank Redmond and scientist John Griffin, who are kind and easygoing even when the stakes are highest; mission specialist Lydia Danes, who has worked too hard to play nice; warmhearted Donna Fitzgerald, who is navigating her own secrets; and Vanessa Ford, the magnetic and mysterious aeronautical engineer, who can fix any engine and fly any plane.

As the new astronauts become unlikely friends and prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a passion and a love she never imagined. In this new light, Joan begins to question everything she thinks she knows about her place in the observable universe.

Then, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, it all changes in an instant.

Fast-paced, thrilling, and emotional, 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.

Review Quotes

"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 1980's. 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 80's? This is a collection of all the things I love. Great story, excellent research and accuracy, and a thrilling conclusion."--Andy Weir, author of The Martian

"With Reid's signature emotional depth and cinematic storytelling, Atmosphere is a soaring tale about following your passion and finding your place among the stars."--Good Morning America

"Atmosphere is a character study brimming with heart, both quietly lyrical and an action-packed nail-biter."--USA Today

"An empowering and out of this world love story."--People

"The reigning queen of the summer beach book."--Forbes

"She builds bursting worlds, charts such specific courses of history, that at times the whole experience feels like walking through a movie . . . Let Taylor Jenkins Reid and Atmosphere transport you to the stars."--Town & Country

"Another compulsive read from the author of Daisy Jones & the Six."--Harper's Bazaar

"Reid has again created brilliant female characters and a full-hearted love story."--Oprah Daily

"A love story as explosive as a rocket launch . . . Space nerds and romance fans alike will love it."--Los Angeles Times

"Is there a popular fiction writer alive who conveys falling in love better than Taylor Jenkins Reid?"--The Seattle Times

"A dazzling story set against the backdrop of the 1980s Space Shuttle program."--Woman's World

"An engrossing, romantic story."--AARP

"Taylor Jenkins Reid has always been skilled at writing developed, strong female characters, and in Atmosphere, her talent reaches new heights."--The Everygirl

"Is this much-buzzed about summer release as good as it sounds? Is it the author's best? The answers are yes and yes."--Book Riot

"Reid makes palpable the astronauts' passion for their work and captures in vibrant detail the era's high-stakes and fast-paced shuttle program. The author's fans will find much to enjoy."--Publishers Weekly

"Wildly entertaining . . . Sure to be a summer--and beyond--blockbuster."--Booklist, starred review

"Her most propulsive novel . . . A heart-pounding race against the clock combined with a love story adds up to a novel that's impossible to put down."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

About the Author

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.