{"product_id":"helium-dave-kenney-9798901742709","title":"Helium","description":"\u003cp\u003eWill wonders never cease?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoan has a gravity problem-and she's desperate to keep it hidden. Haunted by a loss too heavy to bear, she drifts to Palomar Gardens, a tiny Southern California commune where hope hovers and teases. Here she encounters George, a charismatic mystic whose lofty visions will soon captivate the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn into George's orbit, Joan finds her footing. But the line between wonder and deception is thin, and her hold on reality slips. Improbable machines appear in the sky, only to vanish without explanation. Beautiful lies masquerade as truth. Her secret unmoors with consequences she cannot foresee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHelium\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of faith, folly, and the fragile human longing to touch the stars-of searching for a place in the cosmos where the possible and the impossible carry equal weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A story about flying saucers, burgeoning cult leaders, and a heartbroken woman with a fantastical gift, Helium is a mesmerizing historical novel.\" - \u003cem\u003eClarion Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e, 5\/5 stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Enthralling literary fiction [...] the kind of book you devour.\" - \u003cem\u003eIndependent Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Engaging [...] a skillfully written, multi-dimensional tale.\" - \u003cem\u003eBlueInk Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Strange, sorrowful, and luminous.\" -\u003cem\u003e Literary Titan\u003c\/em\u003e, 5\/5 stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dave Kenney's debut, \u003cem\u003eHelium\u003c\/em\u003e, is a beautiful meditation on what happens when our need to believe inevitably runs headlong into the cost of truth. A richly imagined story of the collective postwar psyche, the novel shows how the terrible, earthbound reality of grief always seems to send us looking for answers in the heavens. It's a fantastic book. I highly recommend it.\" - Kevin Powers, National Book Award finalist and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Yellow Birds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dave Kenney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798901742709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atmosphere Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/16\/2026","brand":"Dave Kenney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084185346303,"sku":"9798901742709","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/helium-dave-kenney-9798901742709","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}