As Far as the Stars

As Far as the Stars
Virginia Macgregor

Praise for Virginia Macgregor:'I defy you not to fall in love' Clare MackintoshHow do you change what’s already written in the stars?Christopher is the sort of guy that no one notices, yet when Air catches sight of him making intricate paper birds in the airport, she can’t look away. But their worlds are about to collide in ways they never expected. Someone they love is on Flight 0217 from London Heathrow. And it’s missing. Convinced that her brother was on a different flight, Air drives them hundreds of miles across the country, on a trip that will change their lives forever. But how do you tell the person you’re falling for that you might just be the reason their life has fallen apart?

VIRGINIA MACGREGOR is the author of What Milo Saw, The Return of Norah Wells, Before I Was Yours, You Found Me and the young adult novel Wishbones. Her fifth novel for adults, The Children’s Secret, will be out in the UK in November 2019. Her work has been translated into over a dozen languages. After graduating from Oxford University, she worked as a teacher of English and Housemistress in three major British boarding schools. She holds an MA in Creative Writing and now writes full time. Virginia is married to Hugh, who is Director of Theatre at St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire. They moved to New Hampshire from the UK in July 2016 and live at St. Paul’s with their two daughters, Tennessee Skye and Somerset Wilder and by the time this novel is published, they will have a new little boy too.

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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2019

Copyright © Virginia Macgregor 2019

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Ebook Edition © April 2019 ISBN: 9780008217334

PRAISE FOR VIRGINIA MACGREGOR: (#ulink_d20c982f-f1e2-55f8-98a4-7c1074ce6b83)

‘I defy you not to fall in love’

Clare Mackintosh

‘Warm, wise and insightful’

Good Housekeeping

‘Sharp, funny and hugely moving, this is a must-read’

Fabulous

‘Impossible not to fall in love’

Stylist

‘Touching and poignant’

Cathy Hopkins

‘Might restore your faith in human nature’

Bella

‘Will delight you but break your heart several times over’

The Sun

‘This wonderful story will tear at your heart’

My Weekly

‘Original, poignant and heart-warming’

Sadie Pearse

To my beloved husband, Hugh, who never stops believing in what I do.

Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie

Contents

Cover (#ufb8c1490-9636-521b-b5c1-f1428cbb2d10)

About the Author (#u9c491cf8-2b3c-558b-9e5a-4d81b13f1418)

Title Page (#u12130715-c8e6-5fa4-8653-9de229515b95)

Copyright (#ulink_576c7b76-8dd4-59c9-895a-47bf700c3d32)

PRAISE (#ulink_38569523-efc8-563d-9f19-b37ac93555c5)

Dedication (#u94306da9-0de9-5dc7-8f83-a28b5bca116c)

Epigraph (#u8ff7d77a-4237-566c-b9d8-e3ed338581ea)

DAY 1: SATURDAY 19

AUGUST, 2017 (#ulink_9c45ff83-8340-5817-ad26-0a7bca7bbce0)

Prologue (#ulink_7bc243ec-524a-5f73-97e1-19c7288ca95a)

Chapter One (#ulink_9f0e6551-e680-5a13-89eb-08718b7cfa15)

Chapter Two (#ulink_fbda95d4-1001-5b68-9d50-c283e1cc103f)