The Silence of the Astronauts

The story of a mother and daughter who struggle to adapt to their circles.

Seven-year-old Rita has serious communication problems at school. She has invented a bubble that protects her from those around and she lives in its silence. She doesn't talk to anyone. On the other hand, at home, she can’t stop doing it.

Anna, Rita's mother, lives trapped in a bubble of guilt. Dazed by her work, by her concern for Rita, and by the memory of a daughter who died in her belly mid-pregnancy, she cannot write.

The story of David Vetter, an American boy who lived for twelve years locked in a plastic bubble because his immune system did not work, will help mother and daughter overcome their fears and vulnerabilities and get out of the invisible prisons that have been built.

Fàbregas elegantly navigates complex, current, human and universal themes, and dresses them with profound narrative simplicity.