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Hold Back the Stars
- Author
- Katie Khan
- Narrator
- Gemma Whelan
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Publish Date
- 26 January 2017
- Run Time
- 8 hours 34 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
‘We’re going to be fine.’
He looks around, but there’s nothing out here: nothing but the bottomless black universe on their left, the Earth suspended in glorious technicolour to their right.
Carys and Max have ninety minutes of air left.
None of this was supposed to happen.
But, perhaps this doesn’t need to be the end…
Adrift in space with nothing to hold on to but each other, Carys and Max can’t help but look back at the well-ordered world they have left behind – at the rules they couldn’t reconcile themselves to, and a life to which they might now never return.
For in a world where love is banned, what happens when you find it?
Hold Back the Stars is a love story like no other.
PRAISE FOR HOLD BACK THE STARS
'Original, surprising and romantic.' Woman & Home
‘Full of wonder and heart.’ Emma Jane Unsworth
'The most unique love story I've read in years.' Rowan Coleman
'Think Gravity meets The Versions of Us.' Red
Critics Review
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Prepare to shed tears
Heat
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Original, surprising and romantic
Woman & Home
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Breaks your heart, then kicks it a few more times for good measure in the most beautiful way possible
The Pool
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A high-stakes, high-concept love story from a bold new talent . . . All of the obvious "out of this world" comments apply.
Matt Haig, author of The Humans
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Think Gravity meets The Versions of Us
Red
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A tense fight for survival with an unexpected ending ****
Sun
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An edge-of-your-seat tale.
Vogue
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Gripping from the very first page Hold Back the Stars is a rare combination of thrilling action, deep emotional depth and intelligent ideas. The most unique love story I've read in years.
Rowan Coleman, author of The Memory Book
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Just the ticket if you’re looking to get lost in a breathless love story
Grazia
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A unique take on the usual dystopian fiction . . . a worthwhile read which will keep you up past bed time
SciFi Now
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Details
- Author
- Katie Khan
- Narrator
- Gemma Whelan
- Duration
- 8 hours 34 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 January 2017
- ISBN
- 9781473541269
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Romance, Modern and Contemporary romance
Synopsis
‘We’re going to be fine.’ He looks around, but there’s nothing out here: nothing but the bottomless black universe on their left, the Earth suspended in glorious technicolour to their right.Carys and Max have ninety minutes of air left.None of this was supposed to happen.But, perhaps this doesn’t need to be the end…Adrift in space with nothing to hold on to but each other, Carys and Max can’t help but look back at the well-ordered world they have left behind – at the rules they couldn’t reconcile themselves to, and a life to which they might now never return.For in a world where love is banned, what happens when you find it? Hold Back the Stars is a love story like no other.PRAISE FOR HOLD BACK THE STARS'Original, surprising and romantic.' Woman & Home‘Full of wonder and heart.’ Emma Jane Unsworth'The most unique love story I've read in years.' Rowan Coleman'Think Gravity meets The Versions of Us.' Red
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