Katie Khan

'The new One Day' Stylist Magazine 'A high-stakes, high-concept love story from a bold new talent.' Matt Haig Carys and Max have ninety minutes of air left. None of this was supposed to happen. Adrift in space with nothing to hold on to but each other, Carys and Max can't help but look back at the world they left behind. A world whose rules they couldn't submit to, a place where they never really belonged; a home they're determined to get back to because they've come too far to lose each other now. Hold Back the Stars is a love story like no other. PRAISE FOR HOLD BACK THE STARS 'Original, surprising and romantic.' Woman & Home 'Full of wonder and heart.' Emma Jane Unsworth 'The most unique love story I've read in years.' Rowan Coleman 'Think Gravity meets The Versions of Us.' Red

Hold Back the Stars

'A bold new talent' Matt Haig 'The most unique love story I've read in years' Rowan Coleman Ninety minutes. A few years from now, not too far in the future, two people meet. It is a classic story of boy meets girl. Except that it's not. When we find them, they have an hour and a half left. Unless they can save themselves, they won't survive. The clock is ticking. Bittersweet and life-affirming, Hold Back the Stars is the love story of the year. 'Prepare to shed tears' Heat 'Original, surprising and romantic' Woman & Home 'Full of wonder and heart' Emma Jane Unsworth 'An incredibly imaginative debut' Sunday Mirror

Laura Nisioiu

Wow.. this was such a hidden gem! Sci fi Utopia, future Earth, 2 lovers stranded in space with only 90 minutes of oxygen left, this was really captivating from beginning to end. Apparently this will be made into a movie and I can’t wait, as the atmosphere was highly cinematic on paper 🤍

Wiktoria Kopacz

'Think Gravity meets The Versions of Us.' Red 'A high-stakes, high-concept love story from a bold new talent.' Matt Haig 'We're going to be fine.' He looks around, but there's nothing out here: nothing but the bottomless black universe on their left, the Earth suspended in glorious technicolour to their right. Carys and Max have ninety minutes of air left. None of this was supposed to happen. Adrift in space with nothing to hold on to but each other, Carys and Max can't help but look back at the world they left behind. A world whose rules they couldn't submit to, a place where they never really belonged; a home they're determined to get back to because they've come too far to lose each other now. Hold Back the Stars is a love story like no other. PRAISE FOR HOLD BACK THE STARS 'Original, surprising and romantic.' Woman & Home 'Full of wonder and heart.' Emma Jane Unsworth 'The most unique love story I've read in years.' Rowan Coleman 'An edge-of-your-seat tale.' Vogue

Jacqueline Englund

Booklist raves, “Taking ‘star-crossed’ to a new level...[and] cinematically styled...Hold Back the Stars is a tale of first love that will appeal to fans of David Nicholls’s One Day and of Jojo Moyes’s romances.” Love is more powerful than gravity. “We’re going to be fine.” He looks around, but there’s nothing out here: nothing but the bottomless black universe on their left, the Earth suspended in glorious Technicolor to their right. Trapped in the vast void of space, Carys and Max have only ninety minutes of oxygen left to live. None of this was supposed to happen. After a freak accident, Carys and Max are left adrift in space with nothing to hold onto but each other. As they fall, they can’t help but look back at the world they left behind: a world whose rules they couldn’t submit to, a place where they never really belonged; a home they’re determined to get back to because they’ve come too far to lose each other now. While their air ticks dangerously low, one is offered the chance of salvation—but who will take it?

Hold Back the Stars

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