This short book covers the lives of six people in one day aboard the International
Space Station (ISS). It provides an insight into how the Earth is viewed from space
and raises a range of issues that we can discuss including our place in the
universe, weather, time and boundaries.
Is it an uplifting book to make us appreciate even more the simple pleasures we
have on Earth or does it show the inevitable demise of humanity ? Harvey said she
wanted to find a new way of writing about the planet and humanity’s interaction with
it. Has she achieved this ? Is the ISS coming to the end of its life and what does
the future of space travel hold ?