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Samantha Harvey: Orbital (EBook, Grove Atlantic)

A singular new novel from Betty Trask Prize–winner Samantha Harvey, Orbital is an eloquent meditation …

16 orbits of home

A day in the life of six fictional astronauts aboard the International Space Station. There is no real action here, instead the author explores the observations, thoughts, fears, hopes and emotions of the six as they orbit earth 16 times in 24 hours. The prose is often lush and beautiful which plays particularly well in the sections describing our home below.