The Promise of Stardust: A Novel

Author(s): Priscille Sibley

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Matt Beaulieu was two years old the first time he held Elle McClure in his arms, seventeen when he first kissed her under a sky filled with shooting stars, and thirty-three when he convinced her to marry him. Now in their late 30s, the deeply devoted couple has everything-except the baby they've always wanted. When an accident leaves Elle brain dead, Matt is devastated. Though he cannot bear the thought of life without her, he knows Elle was afraid of only one thing-a slow death. And so, Matt resolves to take her off life support. But Matt changes his mind when they discover Elle's pregnant. While there are no certainties, the baby might survive if Elle remains on life support. Matt's mother, Linney, disagrees with his decision. She loves Elle, too, and insists that Elle would never want to be kept alive on machines. Linney is prepared to fight her son in court-armed with Elle's living will. Divided by the love they share, Matt and Linney will be pitted against each other, fighting for what they believe is right, and what they think Elle would have wanted resulting in a controversial legal battle that will ultimately go beyond one family...and one single life.

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"There's nothing like devastating moral quandary to spark reading, and this trade paperback original would be a great book club choice..."--Library Journal

Priscille Sibley is a neonatal intensive care nurse who lives in New Jersey with her husband and three teenaged sons. Her short fiction has appeared in MiPoesias and her poetry in The Shine Journal. She is a member of Backspace Writer's Forum and Liberty State Fiction Writers. The Promise of Stardust is her first novel.

General Fields

  • : 9780062194176
  • : HarperCollins Publishers Inc
  • : William Morrow
  • : 0.319
  • : January 2013
  • : United States
  • : March 2013
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 416
  • : 813.6
  • : Paperback
  • : Priscille Sibley