The Stargazers: The utterly engaging story of a house, a family, and the hidden secrets that change lives forever
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Published: 14th September 2023
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Published: 14th September 2023
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Publishing Details
The Stargazers: The utterly engaging story of a house, a family, and the hidden secrets that change lives forever
By (Author) Harriet Evans
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Review
14th September 2023
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
416
Width 152mm, Height 232mm, Spine 34mm
520g
Description
Sunday Times Top 5 bestselling author Harriet Evans returns with an unputdownable tale of the infinite possibilities of familes - how they can anchor you or unseat you - and why unconditional love holds the key to true freedom. A must-read for lovers of Kate Morton, Lucinda Riley and Santa Montefiore.
How can you ever know yourself when you were deprived of love as a childIt's the 1970s, and Sarah has spent a lifetime trying to bury her disjointed childhood, the loneliness of her school days, and Fane, the vast and crumbling family home so loved - and hated - by her mother, Iris, a woman as cruel as she is beautiful. Sarah's solace has been her cello and the music that allowed her to dream, transporting her from the bleakness of those early years to a new life now with Daniel, her husband, in their noisy Hampstead home surrounded by bohemian friends and with a concert career that has brought her fame and restored a sense of self.The past, though, has a habit of creeping into the present, and as long as Sarah tries to escape, it seems the pull of Fane, her mother, and the secrets of the generations hidden there, are slowly being revealed, threatening to unravel the fragile happiness she enjoys in the here and now. Sarah will need to travel back to Fane to confront her childhood and search for the true meaning of home.Deliciously absorbing and rich with character and atmosphere, The Stargazers is the story of a house, a family, and the legacies of childhoods fractured through time and inheritance.Readers love Harriet Evans' captivating and twisty stories . . .'Bewitching, beguiling and utterly beautiful' VERONICA HENRY''Gorgeous, gothic and gripping' RED''Taut as a drumskin and thrumming with tension' HEAT'Rich and sweeping . . . dark and delicious' DAILY MAILReviews
Delightfully romantic and deliciously escapist * Bookseller (Editor's Choice) *
The Stargazers is a gorgeously sweeping novel, so beautifully written, with characters - and an old stately home - that linger long after you turn the last page. I loved it * Eve Chase *
Author Bio
Harriet Evans has sold over a million copies of her books. She is the author of thirteen bestselling novels, most recently The Beloved Girls, a Richard and Judy Book Club Selection and the Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller The Garden of Lost and Found, which won Good Housekeeping's Book of the Year. She used to work in publishing and now writes full time, when not distracted by her children, other books, gardening, her jumpsuit collection and now star-gazing, having acquired a telescope whilst researching The Stargazers. She volunteers with Inspiring the Future, is an ambassador for the London Library and last year was elected to the Management Committee of the Society of Authors. She lives in the greatest city in the world (Bath) with her family.
