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Starburst / Robin Pilcher.

Pilcher, Robin. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780312354343
  • ISBN: 0312354347
  • Physical Description: viii, 390 p. ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2007.
Subject: Edinburgh International Festival > Fiction.
Edinburgh (Scotland) > Fiction.
Women violinists > Fiction.
Women comedians > Fiction.
Photographers > Fiction.
Pyrotechnists > Fiction.
Genre: Humorous fiction.

Available copies

  • 9 of 9 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Fort St. James Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.

  • Baker & Taylor
    Brought together during the annual Edinburgh International Festival, a classical violinist, a stuffy lawyer, a juvenile thief, and other characters find their lives and ambitions intersecting in unusual ways.
  • Baker & Taylor
    Brought together during the annual Edinburgh International Festival, a classical violinist, a stuffy lawyer, a juvenile thief, and other characters find their lives and ambitions intersecting in unusual ways. By the author of An Ocean Apart. 100,000 first printing.
  • Holtzbrinck
    Illuminating.  Captivating.  Stunning.

    When the fireworks cascade over Edinburgh castle on the Festival’s final night, the magic begins…

          Every summer, the Edinburgh International Festival attracts celebrated artists, musicians, comedians, and actors to the beloved Scottish city. Hundreds of thousands of people descend on the town to join in the magnificent celebration.
          This year, the annual Edinburgh festival draws six unique and vibrant individuals, who all come together to follow their dreams---seeking success, love, fame, and happiness: Angélique, the beautiful and renowned violinist whose fame hides her secret heartache; Tess, a member of the festival marketing team and a newlywed struggling with her own secrets; Roger, whose dazzling fireworks display will be the grand finale of the festival and his career; Leonard, the aging cinematographer who wants one last time to shine; Rene, the feisty comedienne who is reaching for the stars; and Jamie, the handsome young flat owner who brings everyone together and finds love along the way.  Each of them is trying to discover what destiny holds in store, and during this one magnificent summer, paths cross and lives are forever changed. 
          Inspiring, funny, engrossing, and full of vivid descriptions of the incredible sights and sounds of Edinburgh, Starburst is a poignant and enchanting novel in the grand Pilcher tradition. 
  • McMillan Palgrave
    Illuminating. Captivating. Stunning.

    When the fireworks cascade over Edinburgh castle on the Festival's final night, the magic begins…

    Every summer, the Edinburgh International Festival attracts celebrated artists, musicians, comedians, and actors to the beloved Scottish city. Hundreds of thousands of people descend on the town to join in the magnificent celebration.
    This year, the annual Edinburgh festival draws six unique and vibrant individuals, who all come together to follow their dreams---seeking success, love, fame, and happiness: Angélique, the beautiful and renowned violinist whose fame hides her secret heartache; Tess, a member of the festival marketing team and a newlywed struggling with her own secrets; Roger, whose dazzling fireworks display will be the grand finale of the festival and his career; Leonard, the aging cinematographer who wants one last time to shine; Rene, the feisty comedienne who is reaching for the stars; and Jamie, the handsome young flat owner who brings everyone together and finds love along the way. Each of them is trying to discover what destiny holds in store, and during this one magnificent summer, paths cross and lives are forever changed.
    Inspiring, funny, engrossing, and full of vivid descriptions of the incredible sights and sounds of Edinburgh, Starburst is a poignant and enchanting novel in the grand Pilcher tradition.

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