One Thousand Stars and You: Take the romantic trip of a lifetime

Isabelle Broom

Aug 2018 · Penguin UK

About this eBook

Escape to the glistening sands of Sri Lanka in this romantic and heartwarming read about how one woman's life changed forever . . .

'An irresistible love story' Daily Express
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One spark will light up both their lives.

Alice is settling down. It might not be the adventurous life she once imagined, but more than anything she wants to make everyone happy - her steady boyfriend, her over-protective mother - even if it means a little part of her will always feel stifled.

Max is shaking things up. After a devastating injury, he is determined to prove himself. To find the man beyond the disability, to escape his smothering family and go on an adventure.

A trip to Sri Lanka is Alice's last hurrah - her chance to throw herself into the heat, chaos and colour of a place thousands of miles from home.

It's also the moment she meets Max.

Alice doesn't know it yet, but her whole life is about to change.

Max doesn't know it yet, but he's the one who's going to change it.
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BEST CONTEMPORARY ROMANTIC NOVEL WINNER

'Left us with tears in our eyes and a smile on our face' Heat

'We devoured it in one sitting' Closer

'The ultimate will-they-won't-they. Be sure to have tissues ready' Rosie Walsh, author of The Man Who Didn't Call

'This wonderfully uplifting story takes you on a journey in every sense' Catherine Isaac, author of You, Me, Everything

'Pack your passport, because Isabelle Broom is about to take you on a beautiful emotional journey' Adele Parks, author of The Image of You

'Goregously romantic. This book will pick you up and sweep you into its pages' Milly Johnson, author of The Perfectly Imperfect Woman

Ratings and reviews

Really enjoyable story about living your life as you want, and not worrying about what other people think you should be doing, because in the end we only have one life so enjoy it and be happy. Alice is a bit of a thrill-seeking sort of character, but after falling from a roof when she was younger and cutting her face open, leaving a large scar, she has tried to rein in those tendencies so her family and friends don't worry about her so much - even though she still does adventurous things on the odd occasion without them knowing about it. Max used to be in the army, but got caught in an explosion and was badly injured, so again is trying to do everything he 'should' do so his family don't worry any more for him as he feels he's put them through enough. Both of them are denying their real personalities through trying to keep everyone around them happy, even though they aren't entirely happy themselves. Alice and a couple of her friends, Steph and Maureen, are all turning 30 within 3 days of each other and so decide on a holiday together to Sri Lanka, getting away to do their own thing and, in Alice's situation, getting to do things without her Mother and partner, Richard, worrying about her every two seconds. Once there they meet Max and his best friend Jamal, who are also getting away from it all on a tour around Sri Lanka, Max trying to do things he used to do much more easily. They didn't start off knowing each other but once they met, and Jamal and Steph especially hit it off, they met up around Sri Lanka at various places. Alice and Max got on so well with each other, but Alice had a partner at home and so they were just friends, even though Alice was feeling a bit stifled in her relationship with Rich, and I can't say I blame her, I found him very annoying and over-protective/boring too. Eventually though they worked through their feelings and what they really wanted out of life, and Alice especially made some big changes which were long overdue and started to make herself happier instead of just going with the flow and trying to keep everyone around her happy, albeit with a few hurdles along the way. Enjoyable, though-provoking book, with some great descriptions of Sri Lanka, which sounded such a friendly and lovely place to visit.

Fabulous, emotional, heart warming and so enjoyable I couldn't put it down - read in 1 go Highly recommended.

About the author

Isabelle Broom was born in Cambridge nine days before the 1980s began and studied Media Arts in London before joining the ranks at Heat magazine, where she remains the Book Reviews editor. Always happiest when she is off on an adventure, Isabelle now travels all over the world seeking out settings for her novels, as well as making the annual pilgrimage to her true home - the Greek island of Zakynthos. Currently based in Suffolk, where she shares a cottage with her dog Max and approximately 467 spiders, Isabelle fits her writing around a busy freelance career and tries her best not to be crushed to oblivion under her ever-growing pile of to-be-read books.