The Comet Seekers

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One Day meetsThe Time Traveler s Wife in this spellbinding, magical debut novel about love, loss, hope and heartbreak that shows us that for each of us, the world can be as lonely or as beautiful as the comets that illuminate the skies above us.R is n and Fran ois first meet in the snowy white expanse of Antarctica And everything changes.While R is n grew up in a tiny village in Ireland, ablaze with a passion for science and the skies and for all there is to discover about the world, Fran ois was raised by his beautiful young mother, who dreamt of new worlds but was unable to turn her back on her past.As we loop back through their lives, glimpsing each of them only when a comet is visible in the skies above, we see how their paths cross as they come closer and closer to this moment.Theirs are stories filled with love and hope and heartbreak, that show how strangers can be connected and ghosts can be real, and the world can be as lonely or as beautiful as the comets themselves. New Read [ The Comet Seekers ] Author [ Helen Sedgwick ] – kino-fada.fr Antarctica The first sunset of the year Darkness will increase 20 minutes a day R is n, an Irish astrophysicist, and Fran ois, a French chef, both working at a research station, are becoming involved They share a wanderlust and a deep attachment to people and places continents away, she to her beloved cousin, Liam, he to his unusual mother, Severine But each feels a connection to the other that seems to have been written in the stars The Comet Seekers traces their paths through time and ge Antarctica The first sunset of the year Darkness will inc...The Comet Seeker is a marvelous, beautifully written, emotional debut It seems to be very hard for me to write a review as this is a book which is hard to describe, it needs to be felt The Comet Seeker is the story of two people, Roisin and Fran ois who share a connection that seems to be written in the stars or,appropriately in comet...This is a quiet introspective story and it s fascinating in many ways to learn about the comets I was drawn immediately to Roisin, an Irish scientist in a research facility in Antarctica studying the comets and to Francois, the chef at the facility I wanted to know how their relationship would develop and about their pasts and how they came to be where they are, both in the place and in their states of mind Moving from time and place when comets occurred 2017, 1976, 1759 , 1066, back and fort This is a quiet introspective story and it s fascinating in many ways to learn about the comets I was drawn immediately to Roisin, an Irish scientist in a research facility in Antarctica studying the comets and to Francois, the chef at the facility I wanted to know how their relationship would develop and about their pasts and how they came to be where they are, both in the place and in their states of mind Moving from time and place when comets occurred 2017, 1976, 1759 , 1066, back and forth , we see these characters in earlier years and also how they are connected to others at other points in time There are ghosts and a good dose of magical realism and I thought it an interesting story but I felt it to be a bit disjointed and contrived So what s it about For me it s about love and loss, a desire to know and be somewhere that gives somethingthan the pl...1759 Halley s Comet In Beaux, two sisters in lace dresses read to one another as their husbands play cards and drink cognac The family home was once deserted, so the story goes, burned down to its stone foundations, but it was rescued by twin sisters, like them, and now it is filled with books and flowers and laughter They read in the paper about the naming of a comet after an astronomer who did not live to see it arrive, but they are not saddened by this They know that their house is filled1759 Halley s Comet In Beaux, two sisters in lace dresses read to one another as their husbands play cards and drink cognac The family home was once deserted, so the story goes, burned down to its stone foundations, but it was rescued by twin sisters, like them, and now it is filled with books and flowers and laughter They read in the paper about the naming of a comet after an astronomer who did not live to see it arrive, but they are not saddened by this They know that their house is filled withthan children sometimes, when a comet flies through the sky, they see generations past and know that their family is tied to the skies and to their home and they are gladThe story centers on R is n and Fran ois, and their families those living and those who lived long ago R is n is from Ireland, an astrophysicist As a child, she shared her love of the sky with Liam, her best friend cousin but especially her love of comets R is n is at...I LOVED this book It was something a little different, beautifully written and absolutely engaging.Following our characters and those that came before them over a thousand years, snapshots of life whenever a comet is visible in the skies, this is a gorgeous, imaginative premise that really hits you in the heart To be fair it is actually really difficult to review because you don t want to give away the pure magic of it but also you want to throw it at people and just say READ THIS you will fal I LOVED this book It was something a little different, beautifully written and absolutely engaging.Following our characters and those that came before them over a thousand years, snapshots of life whenever a comet is visible in the skies, this is a gorgeous, imaginative premise that really hits you in the heart To be fair it is actually really difficult to review because you don t want to give away the pure magic of it but also you want to throw it at people and just say READ THIS you will fall in book lov...I am afraid The Comet Seekers and I were not a good match.While I appreciated the lyrical writing, it wasn t enough to sustain my interest Things were moving slowly, the many characters from past and present confused me, especially in the beginning I never felt engaged with the story, never really cared for any of the characters This novel was too melancholy and too ponderous and it felt much longer than it was.The ghosts drove me insane, as I never quite got their meaning I personally would I am afraid The Comet Seekers and I were not a good match.While I appreciated the lyrical writing, it wasn t enough to sustain my interest Things were moving slowly, the many characters from past and present confused me, especially in the beginning I never felt engaged with the story, never really cared for any of the characters This novel was too melancholy and too ponder... Updating this review in anticipation of The Growing Season I will be publishing the review on Sep 1, and I absolutely loved it So you should check it out too, once it comes out. In short The Comet Seekers is a wonderful book I loved it.Main feel layered, nostalgic, deep and emotionalSlow, will focus on feelings, coping with them, family events, and not action or developments, will also jump around timelines However, very magical, very warm and personalI loved this book to bitsC Updating this review in anticipation of The Growing Season I will be publish...I applied a firm grip to this book the other night and said, Prepare to be torn in half Three reasons why that didn t happen 1 I m not strong enough Even thinking about it hurt my muscles2 Thought about my librarian She s a meanie3 Fell asleep soon into the next chapter Z...Holy book, Batman This was painfully beautiful So, there are certain movies that are worth watching over and over again You never feel like you can unfold all the layers and fully understand every aspect of it, so you keep watching those movies, and keep discovering something new that was hidden the times before Every time you watch it again, you realize something that maybe you didn t know you realized before This book was that for me About one chapter in, and I knew this was something I Holy book, Batman This was painfully beautiful So, there are certain movies that are worth watching over and over again You never feel like you can unfold all the layers and fully understand every aspect of it, so you keep watching those movies, and keep discovering something new that was hidden the times before Every time you watch it again, you realize something that maybe you didn t know you realized before This book was that for me About one chapter in, and I knew this was something I d have to read again, because there are so many layers. This book demands and deserves to be explored, again and a...I enjoyed this story of comet seekers tracing through history to follow a family who communes with ghosts I would call it a beach read except I froze while reading it I would read this alongside Good Mornin...

The Comet Seekers
  • English
  • 27 July 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 294 pages
  • 1910701734
  • Helen Sedgwick
  • The Comet Seekers