William Morrow Paperbacks
Featuring: Elle McClure; Matt Beaulieu
416 pages ISBN: 0062194178 EAN: 9780062194176 Kindle: B0089LOHB0 Paperback / e-Book Add to Wish List
Imagine getting a call telling you there has been an
accident and your beloved wife has been injured. Dr. Matt
Beaulieu received that call that would make the beginning of
a whirlwind of changes in his life that would find family
pitted against family -- all in the name of love.
In Priscille Sibley's brilliant debut novel, THE PROMISE OF
STARDUST, she takes readers into the heart of a marriage
that is torn apart by a tragic accident, and into the midst
of a battle for life so precious and a love that will stand
the tests and obstacles that seem too overwhelming to rise
above.
The love between Matt Beaulieu, a talented neurosurgeon, and
Elle McClure, a gifted astronaut, began as children. As next
door neighbors, their families' lives were connected through
their parents' close friendships, as well as their own. When
Elle's mother was diagnosed with cancer, it fell upon Elle
to do much of the caregiving, as well as caring for her
younger brother, and she often turned to Matt's mother for
support and comfort as her father drank his way out of the
situation he couldn't handle. This effected Elle in so many
ways and all those around her. It was also at this time that
she and Matt realized that they weren't just childhood pals
but that their friendship had grown into something much more.
Matt and Elle were together during the rest of their school
years as well as into their college years, but fell apart
due to misunderstandings. Matt went on to become a doctor
and Elle, surprisingly, becomes a heroic astronaut. But they
always longed for each other and finally Matt and Elle
realize there is nobody else in their world but each other.
They married and they begin what they hoped would be a long
and happy lifetime together.
And then one morning, Elle has an accident, falling from a
ladder at her brother's home, and suffers traumatic brain
injuries and is put on life support with no hope for
recovery. Matt is devastated especially since as a
neurosurgeon, he realizes how helpless he is to bring her
back and that she is virtually already gone. But when Matt
finds out Elle is pregnant, everything changes once more.
Knowing how Elle would feel about a lingering death like her
mother faced, Matt has an agonizing decision to make. Having
lost four children already with miscarriages and a
stillbirth, Matt knows how much this baby would mean to
Elle, and to him. His decision to keep her alive to
hopefully deliver the baby they always wanted battles
against his conscience in knowing she wouldn't want to be
living this way. As he weighs this heartbreaking decision,
he finds he must also deal with all the others who feel they
have a say in the situation because they also love Elle. As
news of Matt's fight for Elle and their baby reaches the
public and the courts, Matt must battle his own family
members in order to save his unborn child.
Priscille Sibley presents this tragic yet romantic story in
a fluid narrative that employs trips to the past lives of
Matt and Elle, as well as keeping with the current
present-day events that propel the story along. She also
uses entries from Elle's journals as a way for the reader to
get to know the characters better as well. The characters
are full-bodied and intriguing and the story could have been
ripped from today's headlines. Sibley shows a great mastery
in her storytelling with THE PROMISE OF STARDUST and it is a
pleasure to read this novel filled with so many emotions.
Matt Beaulieu was two years old the first time he held Elle McClure in his arms, seventeen when he first kissed her under a sky filled with shooting stars, and thirty-three when he convinced her to marry him. Now in their late 30s, the deeply devoted couple has everything-except the baby they've always wanted. When an accident leaves Elle brain dead, Matt is devastated. Though he cannot bear the thought of life without her, he knows Elle was afraid of only one thing-a slow death. And so, Matt resolves to take her off life support. But Matt changes his mind when they discover Elle's pregnant. While there are no certainties, the baby might survive if Elle remains on life support. Matt's mother, Linney, disagrees with his decision. She loves Elle, too, and insists that Elle would never want to be kept alive on machines. Linney is prepared to fight her son in court-armed with Elle's living will. Divided by the love they share, Matt and Linney will be pitted against each other, fighting for what they believe is right, and what they think Elle would have wanted resulting in a controversial legal battle that will ultimately go beyond one family...and one single life.
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