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  • The Stargazers

  • By: Harriet Evans
  • Narrated by: Beth Eyre
  • Length: 15 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (18 ratings)

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The Stargazers

By: Harriet Evans
Narrated by: Beth Eyre
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Summary

The dark, dramatic and compelling novel from the Sunday Times Top Five bestselling author and two-time Richard & Judy Book Club pick.

Harriet Evans returns with a tale of the infinite possibilities of families - how they can anchor you or unseat you - and why unconditional love holds the key to true freedom. A must for lovers of Kate Morton, Lucinda Riley and Santa Montefiore.

How can you ever know yourself when you were deprived of love as a child?

It'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.

©2023 Harriet Evans (P)2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
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Great storytelling

I always enjoy a book that spans time, where you can see generational trauma and conclusions. I loved listening to this - beautifully read.

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What a wonderful story!

100% recommended. The story is so full of love and loss and everything human. Beautifully crafted and well told.

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Beautifully written and narrated

I personally loved this book, the story had cleverly drawn characters and it pointed to the damage adverse situations can wreak on the human psyche. The book is full of warmth and humility, a really interesting and satisfying listen in my view.

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Totally absorbing

Absolutely loved the storyline I got so lost at times listening to this and the horrors that unfolded I would forget I was in my own home. It highlights just how little we know about other people's lives and what goes on in their homes and how they appear to the outside world. Harriet Evans is superb at portraying epic tales like this.

I really enjoyed the narration I find it adds a lot to the telling of the story the varying accents and voices an enviable skill. Thank you 🥰

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Wonderful book.

Wonderful book beautifully read. Totally invested in the story. Often drifted off to sleep listening but always found my place again so as not to miss a beat.

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Beautifully written.

Maybe a little slow to start, but so worth carrying on. I highly recommen this book

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Entertaining story strange narration

An entertaining story that keeps you intrigued. I found the narration particularly irritating as you can constantly hear the narrator swallowing and sounding slightly short of breath, I know this is something natural but I have never heard it on a recording before and have listened to many.

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