"An affecting story of life in the space that we all inhabit – the universe of family ties, of anger, of love and of loss...Mary E. Mitchell knows that not all landings are soft, and not all destinations are called out on the maps we cobble together. All roads lead to…the unexpected, and fulfilling end of this novel."
--Alex Beam, author of A Great Idea at the Time
"Mary E. Mitchell blasts boldly into the mysteries of an unstable universe yet keeps her characters grounded with her warm, wry, wise narrative voice. Readers will root for Mitchell's compassionately drawn characters as they face the worst of life on earth and find the best in themselves. Stellar storytelling."
--Elizabeth Searle, author of Celebrities in Disgrace and Tonya & Nancy: The Rock Opera
“With equal parts humor, warmth, charm, sorrow and compassion topped off with an iconic ketchup bottle, Mary E. Mitchell treats her readers to a delicious slice of domestic life. Americans in Space is earthbound comfort food of the highest order.”
--Mameve Medwed, national bestselling author of How Elizabeth Barrett Browning Saved My Life and Of Men and Their Mothers
“In her compelling new novel, Mary E. Mitchell examines what it means to take back one’s own life. Americans in Space pulls us into the gravitational orbit of a family disoriented by loss. To find their footing again, they first need to work their way out of the tightest spaces of all: the human heart. The characters are lucky to have Mitchell as their creator as she guides them through it all with humor and sympathy for what it means to be most deeply alive”
--Alexandra Johnson, author of Leaving a Trace
“A beloved husband suddenly dies; a young widow must find a way to mend
her shattered children and her own blasted heart. I found myself rooting
for Kate as she pieces her life back together with humor and grace, shard by shard. Mary Mitchell has written a touching and wise novel.”
-- Caroline Preston, author of Gatsby’s Girl