Night Came With Many Stars

By: Simon Van Booy

Narrated by: Courtney Patterson

In Kentucky, back in 1933, Carol's daddy lost his 13-year-old daughter in a game of cards. Award-winning author Simon Van Booy's 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. An autistic teenager 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 (Carol's 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 in this novel illuminates our own lives.

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love the characters

A story that will touch many hearts. Grief, sadness, joy and love live in this book.

Terrible ending

Loved until the ending. I have nothing else to say but had to put 15 words

Beautifully written and read

Stirred up a lot of emotions and feelings and definitely helped remind me how precious life is

Kentucky Story

I love how this story read like a quilt knitted together over time. The performance was beautiful and the story line timeless. I always love reading about home.

Binged this lovely story

The tapestry of characters and the way they tied together in different timelines was genius. I loved this book!