Harvey's book Orbital takes place over a 24-hour time frame as astronauts orbit the Earth 16 times. It was described by the judges as having "beauty and ambition".

British writer Samantha Harvey has won the Booker Prize for fiction with “Orbital,” a short, wonder-filled novel set aboard the International Space Station.

It was the best-selling book on the Booker Prize shortlist, outselling all three of the previous winners combined