Night Came with Many Stars

In Simon Van Booy's novel "Night Came with Many Stars," a series of incidents interconnect and change the course of lives over decades, highlighting the beauty and resilience of the human experience. The book explores themes of chance, choice, and the interconnectedness of life, featuring characters who face challenges and overcome adversity.

Format: Hardback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 24 June 2021
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher Inc

“It is a heartbreaking book,a gorgeous book...In Night Came with Many Stars ,Van Booy finds the weakness,grace and beauty of common lives fully lived.” — NPR, “Books We Love” “Not to miss!” — USA Today In Kentucky,back in 1933,Carols daddy lost his 13-year-old daughter in a game of cards. Award-winning author Simon Van Booys spellbinding novel spans decades as he tells the story of Carol and the people in her life. Incidents intersect and lives unexpectedly change course in this masterfully interwoven story of chance and choice that leads home again to a night blessed with light. “What you give in this world,” an old man tells his grandson,“will be given back to you.” Those words illuminate the actions within this unforgettable novel and its connected characters. A young man survives two nearly fatal accidents. A Black family saves an orphaned white boy. A pregnant teenager is rescued by the side of the road. A teenager with developmental disabilities is given his first job. Each incident grows in meaning and power over many decades as we see connections sometimes felt but not always apparent to the people themselves. “Everything was moving,” observes Samuel (Carols grandson) in the Kentucky woods. “An invisible force that was everywhere,and made everything touch.” Told by a master storyteller,  Night Came with Many Stars  is a rare novel that reveals how wondrous,mysterious,and magically connected life can be—the light Simon Van Booy creates illuminates our own lives.

Weight: 570g
Dimension: 164 x 237 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781567927030