Space Between the Stars

A novel of love, loss and second chances from debut novelist Anne Corlett, perfect for fans of Emily St John Mandel's Station Eleven . HOW FAR WOULD YOU TRAVEL TO FIND YOUR WAY HOME? Jamie Allenby wakes as her fever subsides, finding herself alone. Wondering if everyone else is dead, she searches the farm where she works – and fears the worst. Jamie had taken a job as a vet on this distant planet to heal, after leaving her partner Daniel. Then a lethal virus swept through all humanity’s worlds. Now Jamie feels desperately isolated – until she receives a garbled message from Earth. If someone from her past is still alive, she knows she must return. She meets refugees seeking the same destination, who’ll also risk deep space to fulfil their dreams. However, they are soon pit against other; hostile, survivors. On this dangerous journey, Jamie gets a second chance at happiness. But can she escape her past to embrace a hopeful future? `An original thinker and a very, very effective writer’ FAY WELDON `An impressively strong debut . . . rewards the reader with real characters, strong emotional beats, and a fantastic journey’ THE BOOK BAG Set in a universe devastated by a deadly virus, The Space between the Stars by Anne Corlett is an enthralling novel of love, the choices we make, and what it means to be human. It's also a dramatic road-trip across the stars, as a woman journeys across a plague-ravaged universe to the place she once called home, and the man she once loved.How far would you travel to find your way home?Jamie Allenby wakes, alone, and realizes her fever has broken. But could everyone she knows be dead? Months earlier, Jamie had left her partner Daniel, mourning the miscarriage of their baby. She’d just had to get away, so took a job on a distant planet. Then the virus hit. Jamie survived as it swept through our far-flung colonies. Now she feels desperate and isolated, until she receives a garbled message from Earth. If someone from her past is still alive – perhaps Daniel – she knows she must find a way to return. She meets others seeking Earth, and their ill-matched group will travel across space to achieve their dream. But they’ll clash with survivors intent on repeating humanity’s past mistakes, threatening their precious fresh start. Jamie will also get a second chance at happiness. But can she escape her troubled past, to embrace a hopeful future?