As they look to the stars what are they missing back home? ' Phenomenal A transcendent journey into the mysteries of space & self Howrey's expansive vision left me awestruck' RUTH OZEKI author of A Tale for the Time Being Helen Kane may not be the best mother in the world but she is one of the world's best astronauts & when at fifty-three she's offered a chance to train for the first crewed mission to Mars she doesn't hesitate She & her fellow astronauts Sergei & Yoshihiro will be confined in a desert facility striving to prove themselves while outside their loved ones
- Helen's actress daughter Sergei's teenage son & Yoshi's lonely businesswoman wife Madoka
- pursue complex explorations of their own All six will find themselves confronting the bonds of love & loyalty sacrifice & desire Station Eleven meets We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves in this brilliantly witty & inventive novel of ambition endeavour & family ' An astounding insightful exhilarating ride' HELEN SEDGWICK author of The Comet Seekers 'A stealthily brilliant novel A distinct shimmering vision of who we are at once simple gorgeous & profoundly moving' PETER NICHOLS author of The Rocks