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An Amazon Best Book of March 2017: The premise is simple: three astronauts – one American, one Russian, one Japanese – participate in a simulation of the first-ever mission to Mars before embarking on the real thing. They are selected as a trio based on complementary skills and personalities: unflappable, endlessly capable Helen is the oldest at 53, a widow with a brilliant but slightly off-kilter daughter; Sergei is the charismatic, hot-headed jokester of the crew (by astronaut standards) with two sons and a recent divorce; Yoshihiro is observant and good-natured, providing balance where needed. We learn about the astronauts' families as much as them as the book is told from alternating characters’ perspectives – including that of a team psychologist. The story stretches beyond the claustrophobic simulation to depict a Russian teenager exploring his emerging sexuality, a young virtual reality actress performing with equal parts ambition and angst, and a fiercely independent businesswoman struggling with the unspoken compromises of marriage. As the plot unfolds, the simulation, set in the Utah desert, becomes increasingly real, with each astronaut warping differently under the stress, loyalties straining to not fray. It’s addictive watching such highly disciplined characters discover what they can reveal to themselves and each other in months' long close quarters. Best of all, the author follows through on the questions raised: each astronaut writes letters to an important family member that are plaintive but plainspoken in what they reveal about what it means to be a mother, a husband, and a lover. For those lured by the Station Eleven comparison: that book’s a Vin Diesel movie compared to this one. This rewarding voyage within is more along the lines of The Martian, as conceived and written by Anne Patchett. —Katy Ball, The Amazon Book Review
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Meg Howrey is a novelist and a former professional dancer and actor. Her non-fiction writing has been published in Vogue, and she is the author of the novels Blind Sight and Cranes Dance. She lives in Los Angeles.
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