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The Brightest Star in the Sky follows seven neighbors whose lives become entangled when a sassy and prescient spirit pays a visit to their Dublin townhouse with the intent of changing at least one of their lives. But what will this metamorphosis be and who will the sprite choose? There's... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Katie: Works in the music industry, resident of 66 Star Street, turning 40 but has never married and has no children.
- Lydia: Taxi driver, also resident of 66 Star Street and initial flatmate of Jan and Andrei, Polish men in Ireland. Is seemingly the sole caretaker of her mother, despite having 3 brothers, who is ill, but whose doctor refuses to recognize her illness.
- Fionn: Gardener, adopted son of Jemina, an old woman who lives in 66 Star Street. Is immature and naive, jumps from one relationship, or lust target, to another like a teenager.
- Conall Hathaway: Rich man with fancy job, workaholic. Katie's boyfriend. Adrenaline and chocolate junky.
- Mann: Add a description of this character.
- David: Maeve's ex-boyfriend, grunchy, granola type
- Frau
- Kopf
- Blick
- Gilbert: Boyfriend/Ex-boyfriend of Lydia, from Africa, is also a taxi driver, loves clothes and lies about wierd, seemingly unimportant things like allergies to eggs.
- Rosie: Andrei's girlfriend, nurse, virgin, seemingly naive, but is fully aware of how to manipulate men to get what she wants.
- Maeve: Resident of 66 Star Street, once filled with joie de vivre. Married to Matt. Granola type, doesn't really get into how she looks
- Bett
- Naomi
- Grollo
- Dann
- Jemima: Elderly resident of 66 Starr, works as a phone psychic, but is too guilty to keep people on the phone for too long. Claims she is not a psychic, but id oddly accurate. Adopted Fionn when he was 12 and his mother died.
- Geld
- Freund
- Boden
- Stelle
- Ende
- Murdy: Lydia's brother
- Zimmer
- Ronnie: One of Lydia's brothers
- Wasser
- Grainne: Tlelvision producer who discovers Fionn in Pokey.
- Hilary
- Herzen
- Tage
- Natalie: Matt's ex-girlfriend, very chic and urban, the opposite of Maeve
- Andrei: Lydia's roommate who hates her. Is the boyfriend of Rosie. Is often homesick.
- Knie
- Dr. Shrigley: Matt and Maeve's psychiatrist.
- Recht
- Hoffnung
- Paar
- Spiegel
- George
- Shoane: Lydia's friend
- Danke
- Haus
- Lage
- Ruhe
- Grund
- Mund
- Bruder
- Matt: Works in sales. Married to Maeve. Is afraid to leave Maeve alone.
- Jan: Also Polish, roommate of Andrei and flatmate of Lydia.
First Sentence edit
June the first, a bright summer's evening, a Monday.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Woman and Home's Top 30 Books of 2010. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Marian Keyes (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Country: USA
Publication Date: Nov 3 2009
ISBN: 978-0718149864
Page Count: 624
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Country: USA
Publication Date: Nov 3 2009
ISBN: 978-0718149864
Page Count: 624
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: AdultsThere are rather a lot of swear words (some in Irish slang) so it probably is not a good novel for sheltered teens. There are also many sexual encounters although they are not explicit that would most likely keep it from being a good novel for teens. A sophisticated reading teen (as I was myself) could handle it, but for most it should be kept until they are old enough!
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