A Sky Full of Stars by Dani Atkins

 

The new heart-breaking love story from award-winning romance writer Dani Atkins. 

He'd have done everything differently if he'd known she'd be gone so soon...

When Lisa married Alex, she gave his life meaning. She was a professional astronomer: a stargazer. And when she gazed at Alex, she saw that behind his tough exterior was a man she could love.

Alex, Lisa and their young son Connor made a happy little universe. But when Lisa dies suddenly, their universe is destroyed. Alex is shattered by loss, and overwhelmed by the difficulties of being a single father to a six-year-old boy.

Then Alex meets four strangers. Two men and two women, who never met Lisa, but whose lives changed profoundly because she died. As Alex hears their stories, he begins to realise the world may not be as cruel and senseless as it seems. Perhaps, after all, the future is written in the stars...

Title: A Sky Full of Stars

Author: Dani Atkins

Published By:  Head of Zeus

Publication Date:  4th Feb 2021

Links:  UK:  Amazon   US:  Amazon

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Our Review

You can always guarantee tears with a Dani Atkins novel and this one certainly lived up to expectations, even the stunning cover evokes really strong emotions. 

The story starts with a tragic incident that leaves a family heartbroken when astronomer Lisa is killed and leaves behind her husband Alex and young son Connor. Dani encapsulates raw emotion so effectively that you can almost touch it and you can definitely feel it. 

As Alex tried to come to terms with his loss he feels helpless as he watches his son turn into a shell of his former self. One thing that helps Alex through is when he hears from four people who were recipients of Lisa’s organs and corneas. When Molly, Barbara, Jamie and Mac all meet up there is no denying that they have an unbreakable bond and I loved watching those relationships grow. 

I also loved the characters of Todd and Dee, Alex’s brother and sister in law and the love between them all which was so touching and strong. It was clear that they worried about Alex a lot and weren’t afraid to tell him when they thought he was out of order. 

Eventually as the book comes to its conclusion we find out just how each person fits into the puzzle of life. The author touches on the theory of cellular memory which I find totally intriguing and it was so interesting how it was portrayed in the story too. The ending just sent tingles down my spine as it was so lovely.

I thoroughly enjoyed this gentle glimpse into the lives of Alex and Connor and thought it was lovely how Lisa’s memory lived on in their lives and the lives of so many others. A Sky Full of Stars is wonderfully evocative and a beautiful heart-breaking yet uplifting read about love in all its many forms. 

Sincerely

Book Angel x

About the Author

Dani Atkins is an award-winning novelist. Her 2013 debut FRACTURED (published as THEN AND ALWAYS in North America) has been translated into seventeen languages and has sold more than half a million copies since first publication in the UK.

Dani is the author of five other bestselling novels (THE STORY OF US, OUR SONG, THIS LOVE, WHILE I WAS SLEEPING and A MILLION A DREAMS) and PERFECT STRANGERS, a standalone eBook novella. In 2018, THIS LOVE won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award at the RNA awards in London.

Dani lives in a small village in Hertfordshire with her husband, one Siamese cat and a very soppy Border Collie.

Follow Dani on twitter @AtkinsDani or get in touch on Facebook at www.facebook.com/daniatkinsauthor