{"product_id":"9781473223905","title":"Before Mars by Emma Newman","description":"Cathartic and transcendent' New York TimesAcclaimed author Emma Newman returns to the captivating Planetfall universe with a standalone dark tale of a woman stationed on Mars who slowly starts to doubt her own memories and sanity.   After months of travel, Anna Kubrin finally arrives on Mars for her new  job as a geologist and de facto artist-in-residence. Already she feels  like she is losing the connection with her husband and baby at home on  Earth--and she'll be on Mars for over a year. Throwing herself into her  work, she tries her best to fit in with the team.   But in her new  room on the base, Anna finds a mysterious note written in her own  handwriting, warning her not to trust the colony psychologist. A note  she can't remember writing. She unpacks her wedding ring, only to find  it has been replaced by a fake. Finding a footprint in a place  the colony AI claims has never been visited by humans, Anna begins to  suspect that her assignment isn't as simple as she was led to believe.  Is she caught up in an elaborate corporate conspiracy, or is she  actually losing her mind? Regardless of what horrors she might discover,  or what they might do to her sanity, Anna has find the truth before her  own mind destroys her.   PRAISE FOR EMMA NEWMAN'S PLANETFALL NOVELS'An exceptionally engaging novel . . . a vivid, riveting read' Washington Post'Gripping and sorrowful' Publishers Weekly (starred review)'Emma Newman creates addictive page turners' Starburst Magazine\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301398065525,"sku":"9781473223905","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781473223905.jpg?v=1762790889","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781473223905","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}