What if you loved someone so much, you simply couldn't accept they were gone? He'd have done everything differently, if he'd known. He'd have held her tighter, kissed her longer. He'd have refused to let her go. 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 then Lisa dies in a train crash, and 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. How can he and Connor carry on without Lisa lighting up their lives? 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... Praise for Dani Atkins: 'Beautifully written ... A simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting tale of love, loss and sacrifice' Heat 'Atkins writes with immediacy and compassion' Mail on Sunday 'Powerful. Ruthlessly honest. Hauntingly moving. The characters ripped my heart wide open in this beautiful story about love and loss and heart-rending choices. Dani Atkins does not shy away from asking tough questions, and her answers are ones that will make you weep. Intense and emotional, I loved every moment of it' Kate Furnivall 'A stunning, heartfelt story of fierce maternal love, sacrifice and second chances' Alice Peterson 'A beautifully told story about a careless mistake that changes the lives of everyone involved ... Deeply moving' Ella Harper 'A gorgeous story with a perfect ending ... Heart-breaking' Faith Hogan 'A breathless read of hope and resilience ... You'll never forget it' Penny Parkes 'A true love story, written by a mother's heart' Milly Johnson
