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‘Bursting onto the scene at the Edinburgh Festival’
STARBURST is Robin’s new book... Set around the annual Edinburgh
Festival, it brings together some wonderfully memorable characters. Angélique Pascal, the young French violinist, who reaches an
unscheduled crossroads in her life when she comes to perform at the
Festival; Rene Brownlow, the comedienne from Hartlepool, who is hoping
to make her name on the Fringe; Leonard Hartson, the retired Director
of Photography, who is persuaded to come out of retirement to make one
last film; Roger Dent, the pyrotechnic, who is putting together the
programme for the final Fireworks Concert for the twentieth time; and
Thomas Keene junior, the 19-year old ex-car thief, who is desperate to
escape his deprived and lawless background.
Once again, Robin manages to weave his characters into a plot that
races like a Ferrari to its climax.
"Entertaining, funny, sweet, and
totally engaging, Starburst is a jewel of a novel. You'll want to
pack your bags instantly for a trip to the Edinburgh festival." -
Kristan Hannah, New York Times bestselling author of
The Things We Do for Love
Booklist
- "Pilcher has created an ambitious cast of characters of different
ages and from all walks of life, and as their lives intersect and
mesh, he tells a beautiful and cohesive story about the human spirit
and our capacity for adaptation and growth." Patty Engelmann
Publishers Weekly
- "Pilcher keeps the stage full of light and colour"
"What a gem
of a book! And how sad that it's probably two years until next time!
Everybody who have seen Robin Pilcher as
having not only inherited his mother's (Rosamunde Pilcher) talent
but also her writing style, are in for a BIG surprise with this
book. "Starburst" is quite different from the author's other
three novels, and positively so. This book is a genuine Robin
Pilcher novel, written in a unique style of his own. The only thing
remaining from his mother being the name....
...With "Starburst" Robin
Pilcher has taken a huge step forward in his authorship. A
professional reviewer has written "Why has this guy not started to
write earlier?" Agreed. But how glad I am that he finally did! -
Sissel M. Østdahl
(Reader's Review)
For a Taste of
Starburst click here...
The shutters in the drawing room of the house in
Clermont Ferrand were always kept closed... The book will be
published by St. Martin’s in USA, and Little, Brown in the UK. |
