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The Stargazers

A captivating, magical love story with a breathtaking twist

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The Stargazers

By: Harriet Evans
Narrated by: Beth Eyre
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About this listen

 The dark, dramatic and compelling new 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.

Praise for 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 MAIL

(P) 2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd©2023 Venetia Books Limited Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction

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Critic reviews

Delightfully romantic and deliciously escapist
Immersive, engrossing and ultimately beautiful
A boldly sombre atmosphere haunts the latest novel by Harriet Evans, the doyenne of [commercial fiction]
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
A crumbling stately home named Fane is among the evocative settings conjured up in this intricate, darkly romantic novel
The beguiling settings, the unforgettable characters and the thread of danger that runs through this brilliantly crafted plot sent it straight into my favourite books of all time. No one except Harriet Evans writes books like this anymore; The Stargazers is a work of genius and a future classic
A book to get truly lost in. A book that will capture your heart. Magical and transporting - I didn't want it to end
Totally engaging, undeniably beautiful and unputdownable. With characters that will weave their way into your soul with a setting that captures the imagination, this is a story that is both heartbreaking and life-affirming in the best possible way
A gripping, atmospheric, multi-layered epic to get lost in
An immersive, beautifully written family saga which already feels like a classic
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The book is written in such a way that you never loose track but it switches back and forth through time dramatic sad funny heart felt account is a family spanning over many years in fact all there lives Brilliant thank you I loved it.

Stargazers

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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.

Wonderful book.

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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.

Beautifully written and narrated

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

Great storytelling

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A lovely story, well read. I particularly enjoyed the chapters looking back at the early years. Nicely brought together at the end.

Lovely

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