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A Celestial Delight
I will start simply with the fact that I loved this book, it was a joy to read and evoked so many emotions as I read page after page. Cecile delivers a rea... READ MORE
A thoughtful, concise read
I was impressed by WANDERING SOULS, so was intrigued to see Cecile Pin explore a very different type of journey: that of Oliver (Ollie) Ines, commander on ... READ MORE
Engulfing second book!
Thank you to the publisher for an advance copy of this book.
I was particularly excited to read this second novel by Cecile Pin when it included a lett... READ MORE
Masterfully brilliant!
Having adored Cecile Pin's debut Wandering Souls, I was surprised and delighted to be sent an advance copy of this follow-up. It's even better than its pre... READ MORE
A Fascinating Tale I Couldn't Put Down. Would Ollie Make It Back?
It's funny how some 300 odd page book you can take a month or so to read & others you smash through in a 24 hour period.
Celestial Lights was such a re... READ MORE
A beautiful, existential novel that explores what we owe to ourselves, our world and the people around us
Ever since he was a child growing up in a small English village, Oliver Ines has been fascinated by space. As a nuclear engineer, Oliver is given the oppor... READ MORE
So much more than ‘just’ a space story!
I loved Cecile Pin’s debut, Wandering Souls, so was more than happy to receive an advance proof copy of Celestial Lights. It’s both the story of Oliver’s s... READ MORE
Publisher information
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN: 9780008706432
- Number of pages: 320
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
- Weight: 270g
- Languages: English
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View allA great read!
I recently read Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin, so I was keen to pick up her new book. Captain Oliver Ines it seems was born to be an astronaut, and he make... READ MORE
Wonderful
I absolutely LOVED this. This is what I would’ve wanted Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Atmosphere to be like. The book is a combination of Oliver’s Austronaut’s log... READ MORE
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A quiet & reflective read
I think the best way to describe Celestial Lights would be to say it is a quiet novel. Ollie Ines is a commander of a 10 year space mission. Rather than fo... READ MORE
Ambition, but at what cost? A beautiful reflection of career verses those we love.
I haven't read Cecile Pin previously, but I understand that this is her second novel. Her first 'Wandering Souls' was long listed for the Women's Prize in... READ MORE
an informative and emotional read
This is a story which focuses on human exploration and pushes the boundaries of what man can do. I went in blind and didn’t look at the synopsis and found ... READ MORE
More character study than sci-fi
A second five star book from me for Pin (as someone who only gives these out rarely). I think with this she has cemented herself as a favourite author of m... READ MORE
A unique and interesting character driven story
Celestial Lights was one of my most anticipated reads of 2026 after reading and loving Cecile Pin's debut novel Wandering Souls a few years ago. Celestial ... READ MORE