THE SAME BRIGHT STARS

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From the author of A Little Hope, an uplifting and emotionally resonant novel set in a Delaware beach town about a local restaurant owner at a turning point...

Three generations of Schmidts have run their family’s namesake beachfront restaurant and Jack has been at the helm since the death of his father. Jack puts the demands of the restaurant above all else. He can't remember the last time he sat on the beach or even enjoyed a moment to himself…

 

“Joella skillfully explores how grief shapes us, and he captures those perfect moments of human connection we all crave.”
—TRACEY LANGE, author of We Are the Brennans

“With his story of family, grief, legacy, and perseverance, Joella has crafted a sensational summer read.”
—BECKY CHALSEN, author of Kismet

  "Joella has an eye and ear for suburban pathos."
–BOOKLIST

“Wonderfully observed and immensely touching.“
–Ashley Audrain, The Push

“Once again, Joella’s characters are as real as they come.”
BookPage

 

From the author of A Little Hope—a Read with Jenna Bonus Pick—comes an enormously powerful and life-affirming novel about three individuals facing challenges and grappling with loss in his or her own way.

"Ethan Joella’s latest novel reminds us that life is made of journeys, not only destinations."
Charmaine Wilkerson, author of Black Cake

 

A deeply moving, life-affirming novel about residents in a small Connecticut town facing everyday fears and desires—a lost love, a stalled career, a diagnosis—that pulls at the heartstrings and provides hope, for readers of Olive Kitteridge.

“Absorbing, propulsive, and elegantly written debut. I absolutely loved it."
Brandon Hobson, The Removed