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Celestial Lights

Cecile Pin

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English
Fourth Estate Ltd
26 March 2026
‘Exquisite and deeply felt’ VOGUE

‘Beautifully rendered’ GRAZIA

‘Magnificent … melds sharp insight with great heart’ NICOLA DINAN

‘Thoughtful and beautifully compelling’ ALICE WINN

A beautiful, heartbreaking novel about ambition, love and space from the award-winning author of the Women’s Prize longlisted Wandering Souls.

28 January, 1986: Moments after launch, the Challenger shuttle falls from the sky. At the same time, in a small English village, Oliver Ines is born.

Ollie spends his childhood in a bedroom covered in glow-in-the-dark wallpaper, bearing the planets and stars. Decades later, he has become one of the most renowned astronauts of his time. When an enterprising billionaire approaches him to lead a landmark, ten-year mission to the distant moon Europa, Ollie cannot resist the call of history.

As the mission advances deeper into uncharted territory, Ollie finds himself retreating into the past: his school days and years in the Navy, relationships found and lost, becoming a husband and father. But will the world he remembers still be waiting for him when he returns?

Celestial Lights is a breathtaking story of fate, love, and sacrifice that questions what we owe ourselves and our loved ones, when our ambitions and loyalties collide.

‘Truly lovely … the scope of an epic’ JO HAMYA, author of The Hypocrite

‘A wonderful and singular reading experience’ JENNY MUSTARD, author of What A Time To Be Alive

‘Incredible … stayed with me long after the page’ RED MAGAZINE

‘Atmospheric, original, and beautiful’ ELA LEE, author of Minbak

‘Masterful … I was totally absorbed from start to finish’ JYOTI PATEL, author of The Things That We Lost

‘A moving story that stays with you’ ROMALYN ANTE, author of Agimat

‘Stunning, exhilarating and unforgettable’ ELIANA RAMAGE, author of To the Moon and Back
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Imprint:   Fourth Estate Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 222mm,  Width: 141mm,  Spine: 36mm
Weight:   420g
ISBN:   9780008706395
ISBN 10:   0008706395
Pages:   320
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Cecile Pin grew up in Paris and New York City before moving to London at 18 to study philosophy at University College London, followed by an MA at King's College London. She is currently editorial assistant at Jonathan Cape. She also writes for Bad Form Review, was longlisted for its Young Writer's prize and is a London Writers Awards 2021 winner.

Reviews for Celestial Lights

Praise for Celestial Lights: ‘Pin’s sophomore novel is a masterful meditation on ambition and the vanity of legacy. Celestial Lights melds sharp insight with great heart’ Nicole Dinan, author of Disappoint Me ‘A thoughtful and beautifully compelling exploration of human ambition, perfect for fans of Interstellar’ Alice Winn, author of In Memoriam ‘An absorbing human take on exploration and alienation. Pin's book about space poses as many questions for our world and how we live on it as it does for the galaxy’ Sarvat Hasin, author of Strange Girls ‘Cecile Pin draws you in with cinematic language and emotional depth. A moving story that stays with you’ Romalyn Ante, author of Agimat ‘With this incredibly beautiful and emotive second novel, Cecile Pin has proved once again that she truly knows every corner of what it is to be human. Celestial Lights is a deeply moving story about the cost of the lives we live that I will be thinking about for a very long time’ Ore Agbaje-Williams, author of The Three of Us ‘Truly lovely … Celestial Lights has the scope of an epic, but subtly rendered’ Jo Hamya, author of The Hypocrite ‘A masterful study of ambition, loyalty and love. I was totally absorbed from start to finish’ Jyoti Patel, author of The Things That We Lost ‘Strangely addictive … I found myself unable to put it down or look away. A wonderful and singular reading experience’ Jenny Mustard, author of What A Time To Be Alive ‘Atmospheric, original, and beautiful, Celestial Lights is an incredible story of ambition, sacrifice and the pursuit of renown. Pin writes with compassion and tenderness about the depths of the human soul, that has you captivated long after the last page’ Ela Lee, author of Minbak ‘An exquisitely human story … Cecile Pin is an enormous talent. This stunning, exhilarating and unforgettable journey through time and space will stay with me always’ Eliana Ramage, author of To the Moon and Back


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