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We Are All Made of Stars

By: Rowan Coleman
Narrated by: Avita Jay, Ben Allen, Various
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Married to a soldier who has returned from Afghanistan injured in body and mind, Stella Carey leaves the house every evening.

During her nursing shifts, Stella writes letters for her patients to their loved ones - some full of humour, love and practical advice, others steeped in regret or pain - promising to post them after their deaths.

Until one night Stella writes the letter that could give her patient one last chance at redemption, if she delivers it in time....

©2015 Rowan Coleman (P)2015 W F Howes Ltd Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Romance Women's Fiction
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"What a gorgeous book this is - it gripped me and wouldn't let me go. So engaging, so beautifully written - I loved every single thing about it." (Jill Mansell)
" We Are All Made of Stars is simply wonderful. Profoundly moving and ultimately hopeful, this story - like its deftly drawn characters - refuses to let you forget it." (Miranda Dickinson)
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Thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish. Seamless transitions between characters who were cleverly interwoven. Heart-wrenching at times in a beautiful way.

Note though that there is a reasonable amount of coarse language, which I found a little unpalatable, though the language was not presented in a crude way, more as the vernacular of some characters. Personally, I didn't think the language was necessary, and for me this can spoil a book, but I guess it at least did seem somewhat appropriate to the characters in this instance. Still unnecessary though.

I remember once hearing Will Smith quote his grandmother during an interview on the Graham Norton show. In response to reading his rap, which contained bad language, she left a note in his rap book: 'Dear Willard... Truly intelligent people do not have to use words like this to express themselves. Please show the world that you're as smart as we think you are.' . I'm not having a go at the author, as this book is very intelligently written. I guess I'm just making a general statement about whether or not authors need to use bad language in their writing. It put me off one of Rowan Coleman's other books, as it was just too much, from very early on, so I ditched it. The language is the reason for 4 stars rather than 5.

Fabulous read - quite a lot of f-bombs

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There was a lot going on in this book, and it takes a while for it to become apparent where the connections are. This makes the whole thing feel a bit disjointed in parts.
The story centres around a nurse working nights in a hospice....or possibly a young CF patient who goes there for respite care. Not sure.... You can get the gist of it from reading the publisher's blurb. Anyway, in parts, it feels like a lot of random short stories, but it does all make sense in the end. I gave the story 4 stars as it's an interesting take on relationships, and a difficult set of issues to tackle (terminal illness / disability caused by war / the difficulties of being a single parent / dealing with cystic fibrosis as a young adult / family secrets....) not really selling it am I??
So to try and be brief. The letters written for the dying will break your heart - but you probably knew they would. Ben the boyfriend had a really annoying voice, and the relationship between him and his best friend with cystic fibrosis was irritating. (no idea why - maybe because of the voices). The wife / soldier story was too drawn out. The letter writing was a bit random and the friendship between the neighbours and the little boy seemed a bit unlikely. It was ok....but not a page turner. And I feel mean for saying that because most of their problems weren't of their own doing. Probably better to read than listen.

A Few Too Many Sub Plots.

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I absolutely loved, loved, LOVED this book, and didn't want it to end. It's the story of Stella, a hospice nurse, Hope, a young woman/girl suffering from CF, and Hugh, a single man, working at a museum, interwoven with 'last letters', dictated to Stella by her dying patients. It is happy, sad, life-affirming, and I can't wait to listen to more books by the same author. Thank you!

I didn't want this book to stop...

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Wow.
Simply.
Just wow.

So well written.
So well narrated.
I couldn't stop listening.
Thhank you.

NO PRAISE HIGH ENOUGH

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I loved loved this book. It's the first book I read by the author. I cried my heart out in places and then was crying with laughter the next minute. Hope made me laugh out loud with some of her thoughts and things she says.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book from beginning to end.
The narrator did a fabulous job especially with all of the different voices. Well done.
If only there were more people Ike Stella in this world.
I would recommend this book whole heartedly.
Maybe the only caveat would be, don't listen to it if you are feeling down, as there some lovely uplifting moments but some very sad moments. Definitely buy it just wait until you are in a happy mood.

Fantastic book

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