Starburst
A Novel

Name: Starburst
Brand: Macmillan Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Robin Pilcher
ISBN: 9781427201324

Author: Robin Pilcher

Narrator: John Lee

Unabridged: 13 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Published: 08/07/2007

Categories: Fiction, Women

Synopsis

The annual Edinburgh International Festival, which celebrates film, music, and comedy, brings thousands to the beloved Scottish town each summer. This year, the festival draws six unique and vibrant individuals, who all come together to follow their dreams—seeking success, love, fame, or simply happiness. Each of these incredibly well-crafted and intriguing characters is trying to discover their destiny, and during this one magnificent summer, paths cross and lives are forever changed. Inspiring, funny, warm, and full of vivid descriptions of the sights and sounds of Edinburgh, Starburst is another Pilcher winner.

About Robin Pilcher

Robin Pilcher is the son of bestselling novelist Rosamunde Pilcher. His first three novels, An Ocean Apart, Starting Over, and A Risk Worth Taking were New York Times bestsellers. He lives in Dundee, Scotland.

About John Lee

John Lee has read more than 100 audiobooks. His work has garnered multiple Earphones Awards and won AudioFile's Best Voice in Fiction & Classics in both 2008 and 2009. Lee narrated the audiobook for A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin, volume four of A Song of Ice and Fire. He has also read for Jack London, John Banville, Charles Dickens, and Barbara Taylor Bradford. In addition, Lee narrates video games, does voice-over work, and writes plays. He is also an accomplished stage actor and has written and co-produced the feature films Breathing Hard and Forfeit. He played Alydon in the 1963–64 Doctor Who serial The Daleks.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Angie on July 06, 2014

3.5 stars... His writing is definitely reminiscent of his mother's (whom I adore) but still different. For one thing, this book is set in modern times while Ms Pilcher's are of a"gentler" era. I did like how the main characters all intersect and the story ends on a happy note. Makes for a feel good b......more

Goodreads review by Richa on November 11, 2022

Rating - 3.5/5 The book has multiple characters, which makes it very difficult to follow. However, once everyone has been introduced, everything begins to make sense. Set amid Edinburgh Festival makes the story more happening as every character has a specific role in the festival. It is fascinating t......more

Goodreads review by Angie on March 31, 2024

Putting aside.........more

Goodreads review by Ana on September 27, 2015

Demasiados personajes hacen que pierdas un poco el hilo. No ha llegado a convencerme la historia, la verdad.......more

Goodreads review by Mary on May 26, 2019

Well, its easy to see why Robin writes as he does. He takes after his mother; eminently readable. Starburst is a wonderful story about several groups of people that intersect at various times in their lives. There is Angelique the violinist and Rene' and TK.... each of whom end up in Edinburgh, Scot......more

Quotes

“Robin Pilcher creates a story of love, compassion and understanding that rivals his mother's (Rosamunde) works” —AudioFile on An Ocean Apart

“Pilcher offers a charming story about life in the new millennium and one man's pursuit of happiness, a tale that will appeal to both men and women.” —Booklist on A Risk Worth Taking

“Pilcher writes with an excellent sense of the pace of his story. It's easy to feel you know these people and to grasp the complexities of their relationships...a worthy novel.” —Houston Chronicle on Starting Over