{"product_id":"the-wanderers-by-meg-howrey","title":"The Wanderers by Meg Howrey","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom G.P. Putnam's Sons:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-over-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"title-detail-tab-line\" class=\"ui container tm-max-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-about-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003eA brilliantly inventive novel about three astronauts training for the first-ever mission to Mars, an experience that will push the boundary between real and unreal, test their relationships, and leave each of them--and their families--changed forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A transcendent, cross-cultural, and cross planetary journey into the mysteries of space and self. . . . Howrey's expansive vision left me awestruck.\" --Ruth Ozeki\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIn an age of space exploration, we search to find ourselves.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn four years, aerospace giant Prime Space will put the first humans on Mars. Helen Kane, Yoshihiro Tanaka, and Sergei Kuznetsov must prove they're the crew for the historic voyage by spending seventeen months in the most realistic simulation ever created. Constantly observed by Prime Space's team of \"Obbers,\" Helen, Yoshi, and Sergei must appear ever in control. But as their surreal pantomime progresses, each soon realizes that the complications of inner space are no less fraught than those of outer space. The borders between what is real and unreal begin to blur, and each astronaut is forced to confront demons past and present, even as they struggle to navigate their increasingly claustrophobic quarters--and each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAstonishingly imaginative, tenderly comedic, and unerringly wise,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wanderers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexplores the differences between those who go and those who stay, telling a story about the desire behind all exploration: the longing for discovery and the great search to understand the human heart.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"w-100 bg-white\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"w-100 bg-white\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ui container border-top-gray-300 position-relative\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pt-1 d-flex justify-content-space-between pb-5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dotters Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52328935915813,"sku":"9780399574641","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2167\/5269\/files\/9780399574641.jpg?v=1778097382","url":"https:\/\/dottersbooks.com\/products\/the-wanderers-by-meg-howrey","provider":"Dotters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}