Description:

Finalist: Sarton Women's Book Award

Nearly twenty-five years ago, Kathleen Halloran’s brother drowned during the last summer they ever spent with their grandmother on a remote island off Maine’s coast. Like a siren’s call she can’t resist, Kathleen is pulled back to Little Sister Island. She leaves her job and her girlfriend, packs up her few belongings, and moves into her grandmother’s cottage.

Molly Cooper loves life on Little Sister, where the islanders take care of their own. Kathleen Halloran doesn’t belong here, and her arrival stirs up unwelcome memories for the islanders—including Molly’s brother. Molly is certain Kathleen will pack up at the first big blow. When she doesn’t, Molly begins to see maybe there’s more to Kathleen than she thought.

Sometimes, before you can move forward, you have to look back.

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Review

"Late one Sunday evening I picked up When the Stars Sang by Caren Werlinger and read until 4am, slept 3 hrs and then got up and finished the story ... I held the book for quite a while just savoring the world of Little Sisters ... i didn't pick up another book for a couple of days - i didn't want to leave the characters or the island." -- Trish, Goodreads reviewer

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"This is an extremely well written story about standing up for yourself, and finding your true family and home. CJ Werlinger's writing is so incredibly good, it seems lyrical. It's filled with symbolism and depth, emotion and good dialogue. It's a great story to get lost in." -- TammyD, Amazon reviewer

About the Author

Caren was raised in Ohio, the oldest of four children. Much of her childhood was spent reading every book she could get her hands on, and crafting her own stories. She was influenced by a diverse array of authors, including Rumer Godden, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ursula Le Guin, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Willa Cather, and the Brontë sisters. She has lived in Virginia for over twenty-five years where she practices physical therapy, teaches anatomy and lives with her partner and their canine fur-children. She began writing creatively again several years ago. Her first novel, Looking Through Windows, won a Debut Author award from the Golden Crown Literary Society in 2009. Since then, she has published several more novels, winning three Goldies and multiple Rainbow Awards. She recently completed her first fantasy trilogy, The Dragonmage Saga. When the Stars Sang is her thirteenth published novel. Check out her blog: http://cjwerlinger.wordpress.com