River of Stars
Published on 3. July 2025
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-00-850638-4 (ISBN)
Description
Escape to Walnut Tree Island this summer with the brand-new,
sweeping family saga, perfect for fans of Paige Toon and Atmosphere!
'SUCH a treat! Glorious, glamorous and transporting: the British answer to Taylor Jenkins Reid' Lucy Foley
Readers LOVE River of Stars!
'I totally devoured this book in under 24 hours, grabbing it at every spare moment I had, to completely emerge myself in this beautifully written story'
'Will completely transport you; by the end you'll be wanting to run away to an island to live on a houseboat under the stars!'
'Definitely the book to take on holiday this summer and devour in one greedy gulp lying on the beach. I find myself thinking about the characters almost as if they're my friends'
* * * * *
Three generations of women. One island sanctuary. Secrets that could destroy everything...
On Walnut Tree Island, the Star women have built their sanctuary. But family feuds run deeper than the river that surrounds them.
Jo Star feels that life is passing her by, and when an old flame returns to the island, he threatens to upend everything her grandmother Mary built for her family.
Sophie is married to a man at the heart of island life who wants her to settle down and have a family. So why does she secretly yearn for everything she's left behind?
Over a long hot summer, as old secrets resurface, can love finally heal the damage that was done so many years ago?
From the Sunday Times bestselling author Georgina Moore comes a captivating new novel.
*****
Praise for River of Stars:
'SUCH a treat! Glorious, glamorous and transporting: the British answer to Taylor Jenkins Reid' Lucy Foley
'Totally enchanting...romantic and aspirational. You'll be captivated' Adele Parks
'River of Stars is wholly involving with a rich, emotional depth. I loved it so much. Georgina Moore is the heir to the late great Maeve Binchy' Jennie Godfrey
'Utterly enchanting, and with richly drawn characters, this is the perfect summer read' Heat
'An epic saga full of characters that will stay with you' The Sun
'Full of rich characters and an enchanting setting, this is a gorgeous read' Fabulous
'Utterly enchanting and rich in character, River of Stars is perfect summer reading' Bella
'A completely transporting summer read' Stylist
'Soaring, romantic, hopeful' Daisy Buchanan
'a beautifully written story ... truly wonderful characters. With a love story at its core, it's an absolute winner!' Santa Montefiore
'It's a dream. Romantic, sexy, bittersweet' Patrick Gale
'River of Stars will sweep you up in a glorious tide of music and art and romance and hold you in its spell till the very last page. A gorgeously escapist treat, I loved it' Louise Candlish
'Gorgeous. A hugely rich and rewarding read... the perfect summer escape' Emma Stonex
'So seductive, and fiercely charming, and your brilliant sense of place - such beguiling settings' Fran Littlewood
'A tangle of glamourous chaos in a gorgeous setting...A wonderfully escapist emotional rollercoaster to get truly lost in' Veronica Henry
sweeping family saga, perfect for fans of Paige Toon and Atmosphere!
'SUCH a treat! Glorious, glamorous and transporting: the British answer to Taylor Jenkins Reid' Lucy Foley
Readers LOVE River of Stars!
'I totally devoured this book in under 24 hours, grabbing it at every spare moment I had, to completely emerge myself in this beautifully written story'
'Will completely transport you; by the end you'll be wanting to run away to an island to live on a houseboat under the stars!'
'Definitely the book to take on holiday this summer and devour in one greedy gulp lying on the beach. I find myself thinking about the characters almost as if they're my friends'
* * * * *
Three generations of women. One island sanctuary. Secrets that could destroy everything...
On Walnut Tree Island, the Star women have built their sanctuary. But family feuds run deeper than the river that surrounds them.
Jo Star feels that life is passing her by, and when an old flame returns to the island, he threatens to upend everything her grandmother Mary built for her family.
Sophie is married to a man at the heart of island life who wants her to settle down and have a family. So why does she secretly yearn for everything she's left behind?
Over a long hot summer, as old secrets resurface, can love finally heal the damage that was done so many years ago?
From the Sunday Times bestselling author Georgina Moore comes a captivating new novel.
*****
Praise for River of Stars:
'SUCH a treat! Glorious, glamorous and transporting: the British answer to Taylor Jenkins Reid' Lucy Foley
'Totally enchanting...romantic and aspirational. You'll be captivated' Adele Parks
'River of Stars is wholly involving with a rich, emotional depth. I loved it so much. Georgina Moore is the heir to the late great Maeve Binchy' Jennie Godfrey
'Utterly enchanting, and with richly drawn characters, this is the perfect summer read' Heat
'An epic saga full of characters that will stay with you' The Sun
'Full of rich characters and an enchanting setting, this is a gorgeous read' Fabulous
'Utterly enchanting and rich in character, River of Stars is perfect summer reading' Bella
'A completely transporting summer read' Stylist
'Soaring, romantic, hopeful' Daisy Buchanan
'a beautifully written story ... truly wonderful characters. With a love story at its core, it's an absolute winner!' Santa Montefiore
'It's a dream. Romantic, sexy, bittersweet' Patrick Gale
'River of Stars will sweep you up in a glorious tide of music and art and romance and hold you in its spell till the very last page. A gorgeously escapist treat, I loved it' Louise Candlish
'Gorgeous. A hugely rich and rewarding read... the perfect summer escape' Emma Stonex
'So seductive, and fiercely charming, and your brilliant sense of place - such beguiling settings' Fran Littlewood
'A tangle of glamourous chaos in a gorgeous setting...A wonderfully escapist emotional rollercoaster to get truly lost in' Veronica Henry
Reviews / Votes
Readers are swept away by River of Stars!Five star reviews: 'Captivating ... keeps you HOOKED until the very end' 'Deeply emotional, moving, romantic and hopeful' 'Filled with secrets, second chances and emotional honesty' 'Brilliant, I absolutely loved it! Very VERY highly recommended' *****Praise for River of Stars:'Beautifully written and wonderfully escapist - you won't want to leave this island. But the best part is the gorgeous romance at its core. Jo and Oliver have my whole heart' Becky Hunter 'A beautiful story' Joanna Cannon 'Romantic, humane and convincing River of Stars is the sort of book you make excuses to go to bed early to read' Joanna Miller 'Totally enchanting. I was swept away by the cast of believable but quirky characters and so invested in the compelling story of the Island's faded past glory and threatened unknown future. Romantic and aspirational, you'll be captivated' Adele Parks 'A gorgeously nostalgic and expertly woven tale of family legacy and home. Georgina Moore is brilliant at weaving the heart of a place into a story and Walnut Tree Island comes to life on the page - I adored her cast of complicated but always loveable characters' Kirsty Capes 'Georgina has a joyous ability for creating who worlds you want to dive into. A novel full of messy, magnetic characters who draw you into their past lives and secrets' Eva Rice 'Georgina is such a wonderful storyteller and this book is totally immersive. It's a wonderfully woven tale of memory and how the past shapes us. Absolutely delicious' Julie Owen Moylan 'Each chapter is a song, and Georgina Moore's storytelling will seduce you as surely as the night time melodies of her Walnut Tree Island' Tiffany Murray 'Like the best kind of music, powering your soul and making your heart swell. I loved everything about it - magical' Lucy Vine
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Dimensions
Height: 238 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
560 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-850638-4 (9780008506384)
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Georgina Moore grew up in London and lives on a houseboat island on the River Thames with her partner, two children and Bomber, the Border Terrier. Her new novel, River of Stars, is her love letter to the River Thames and inspired by the colourful history of another island upstream from the one she lives on, Eel Pie Island. The Garnett Girls, a Sunday Times bestseller, was her debut novel.