Orbital by Samantha Harvey (Penguin Random House India)

Samantha Harvey became the latest winner of the Booker Prize last month for Orbital, a short, sharp shock of a novel about a group of astronauts aboard the International Space Station for a long-term mission.

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This is a philosophical and highly unconventional portrayal of isolation and its runon effects. As their time in space grows, the astronauts find themselves increasing