The Stars and Their Light

A Novel

De: Olivia Hawker

Narrado por: Jackie Zebrowski

In Roswell, New Mexico, the mystery of the unknown grips a sheltered novitiate in a haunting historical novel about fate, agency, and faith by the bestselling author of October in the Earth.

It’s 1947 when Sister Mary Agnes arrives in New Mexico. Her mission is to establish a monastery in the town of Roswell, where weeks before rumors of the crash landing of an unidentified craft have triggered a crisis of faith. Residents are drifting away from the divine, awed no longer by the heavens but rather the stars.

In service to the frightened and confused, Sister Mary Agnes soon befriends Betty Campbell, a teenager marked both physically and psychically by the inexplicable event. Mary Agnes is also unsettlingly drawn to Harvey, an attentive handyman refurbishing the monastery—and a firsthand witness to the crash. But as Mary Agnes tries to guide her wayward friends back to the church, it’s the fantastic and the forbidden that begin to loom large in her imagination.

Thrown into her own crisis of doubt, Mary Agnes must choose whether to uphold the order in which she came of age or embrace the truth she feels in her heart, despite its terrifying complexity.

©2025 Libbie M. Grant writing as Olivia Hawker. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“A compelling and original novel told [in a way] that raises this work of biographical fiction to an impressive level of literary excellence…A welcome and enduringly popular pick.”—Midwest Book Review

“For fans of Ray Bradbury, this is a story of strange events, forbidden love, and how far we go to protect the institutions of faith and order. The Stars and Their Light will utterly change you.”—Jillian Forsberg, author of The Rhino Keeper

the juxtaposition of ufos and religion

I liked the characters and the storyline. I didn't know, when I started this book that it was about ufos or Roswell, but since it was already an interest of mine, I dove in eagerly. Having been raised Catholic, that element also interested me. Great read.

Interesting Topic

I love Olivia Hawker's historical fiction books. I was surprised to see her love for the unexplained. UFOs aliens, etc. she shared as being one of her passions. I was glad to see she combine that passion with her historical fiction writing skills of the UFO that crashed in the 40s in Roswell, New Mexico. The struggle of what the witnesses went through because of what they saw was terrible. They were not allowed to tell the truth about it to the Public, even their families. As always she shares her vast resources and some suggested sites for the reader if they're interested into furthering their interest in the subject .Thank you for what you've brought to us! Great read and narration!

Compelling story but needs editing

This was way longer than it needed to be. The angst of the characters was repeated over and over in different situations. While I liked how the author pieced the different stories together, I also groaned when I heard the same feelings over and over.

The character development.

I felt like it was more of a YA book. Libby Hawker is one of my all time favorite. I didn’t really enjoy the story or the narration. Generally, the narrator is also my favorite.