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Carrie Brown is the author of seven novels, most recently The Stargazer’s Sister and The Last First Day, and a collection of short stories, The House on Belle Isle. She is the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards for her work, and her short stories and essays have appeared in a wide variety of literary journals. She teaches at Sweet Briar College in Virginia alongside her husband, the novelist John Gregory Brown.

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The Stargazer's Sister by Carrie Brown

The Stargazer’s Sister

Due out in paperback December 13, 2016

A nineteenth-century story of female empowerment before its time based on the extraordinary life of the “great comet huntress” Caroline Herschel, sister of the famous astronomer William Herschel, and a woman struggling to find her own place among the stars. Learn more…

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“A haunting evocation — actual and imagined — of the life of Caroline ‘Lina’ Hershel, the younger sister of the eighteenth-century astronomer William Herschel. The tale is deeply satisfying, a testament to Carrie Brown’s seductive voice and her ability to translate Lina’s deep emotional life in all its complexity, both joyful and heartbreaking. I love this book, a wonderful adventure and a resonating example of the difficulties faced by so many women for so very long.”
Robb Forman Dew
National Book Award-winning author of Dale Loves Sophie to Death
“Brown’s writing is as luminous as the skies her characters contemplate.”
Caroline Leavitt
The Boston Globe
“Brown creates a spellbinding account of two lives intertwined and bolstered by awe. As Lina stands alone at her telescope, gazing at the stars “scattered like fistfuls of shining grain” across the sky, she feels “the joy of being amazed” by the universe. Readers may feel the same sense of wonder at Brown’s sparkling narrative, about a woman finding her place in the world.”
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“Brown brings the true story of the Herschel siblings to life in exquisite details and deftly explores what it means for Caroline to be an intelligent woman far ahead of her time.”
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Other Books by Carrie Brown

The Last First Day by Carrie Brown
The Rope Walk by Carrie Brown
Confinement by Carrie Brown
The House on Belle Isle by Carrie Brown
The Hatbox Baby by Carrie Brown
Lamb in Love by Carrie Brown
Rose's Garden by Carrie Brown

Events

Words & Music Festival

New Orleans, LA
November 10-13, 2016

Women’s Club of Richmond

Richmond, VA
February 27, 2017

American Association of University Women

Lynchburg, VA
March 15, 2017

Virginia Festival of the Book

Charlottesville, VA
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

CityLit Festival

Baltimore, MD
Saturday, April 29, 2017
Howard County Poetry and Literature Society

Columbia, MD
Sunday, June 4, 2017

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The Stargazer's Sister by Carrie Brown

Design Award

The cover of The Stargazer’s Sister was chosen as one of the 60 best covers of 2016 by book designers. Click here for more information.

Photos throughout this website by John Gregory Brown.

Copyright 2016 Carrie Brown. All Rights Reserved.
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    • Lamb in Love
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    • The Rope Walk
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