{"product_id":"9781529939583","title":"To the Moon and Back","description":"Author:\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529939583\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 17 Mar 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 448\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn expansive, big-hearted novel about a young woman whose quest to become the first Cherokee astronaut irrevocably alters the fates of the people she loves most. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK | A \u003ci\u003eLITHUB \u003c\/i\u003eMOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025 | AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe astounding and expansive coming-of-age novel about a young woman whose quest to become the first Cherokee astronaut irrevocably alters the fates of the people she loves most.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Will break your heart and take you to the stars. I loved it.' \u003c\/b\u003eKiley Reid, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSuch a Fun Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A breathtaking debut about family, identity, and love across generations.' \u003c\/b\u003eReese Witherspoon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A powerful story about the mixture of combativeness, compromise and love that forms the heart of a family.'\u003c\/b\u003e Kaliane Bradley, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ministry of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteph Harper is on the run.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen she was five, her mother ran - with Steph and her younger sister in tow - from an abusive husband into the arms of a small Cherokee community, where she hoped they might finally belong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Steph soon sets her sights as far away as she can get, vowing that she will let nothing interfere with her dream to become an astronaut, and ultimately, to go to the moon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Steph's certainty that only her ambition can save her, she will stretch her bonds with the three women who know and love her most dearly- her younger sister Kayla, an artist whose determination to appear good takes her life to unexpected places; her college girlfriend Della, who strives to reclaim her identity as an adult after being removed from her family as a young girl through a challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act; and her mother Hannah, who has held up her family's history as a beacon of inspiration to her kids, all the while keeping the truth about her own past a secret.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTold through these women's interwoven lives, and spanning three decades and several continents, \u003ci\u003eTo the Moon and Back\u003c\/i\u003e is an astounding and expansive coming-of-age novel of mothers and daughters, love and sacrifice, alienation and heartbreak, terror and wonder. At its core, it is the story of the extraordinary lengths one woman will go to find a little space for herself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eTo The Moon and Back\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA singular, sonorous, wholehearted novel, one I wanted to devour and savour at once.' \u003c\/b\u003eClaire Lombardo, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Most Fun We Ever Had\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A brilliant, faceted, warm-hearted novel, with characters to love and truly root for, and pages that seem to turn themselves.\u003c\/b\u003e' Sarah Thankam Mathews, author of the National Book Award Finalist All\u003ci\u003e This Could Be Different\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A captivating debut\u003c\/b\u003e about family, queer identity, love, career and heritage. \u003cb\u003eThis novel has something for everyone.\u003c\/b\u003e' De'Shawn Charles Winslow, author of\u003ci\u003e In West Mills\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A soaring masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e... Every character in this novel will stay with you forever\u003cb\u003e. I love this book.\u003c\/b\u003e' Casey Plett, author \u003ci\u003eof A Dream of a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003epassionate and compulsively readable novel\u003c\/b\u003e. Dare I say, a stellar debut.' Margot Livesey, author of\u003ci\u003e The Road to Belhaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46729837904030,"sku":"UBD-9781529939583","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529939583.jpg?v=1776650813","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529939583","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}