# The Stars Are Not Yet Bells

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- Book: [The Stars Are Not Yet Bells](https://www.bookquiver.com/hannah-lillith-assadi/the-stars-are-not-yet-bells) ([The Stars Are Not Yet Bells.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/hannah-lillith-assadi/the-stars-are-not-yet-bells.md))
- Authors: [Hannah Lillith Assadi](https://www.bookquiver.com/hannah-lillith-assadi)
- Publisher: sceptre
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-15-2937-066-9
- Published: 2022-01-11
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

'An unusual, intense, experimental novel' Daily Mail In the aftermath of the Great Depression, Elle Ranier marries Simon to escape a life of destitution. She leaves New York City for Lyra, a remote, wooded island off the south-eastern coast of America. There, amid rumours of strange jewels hidden beneath the water, Elle harbours a secret: her guest, Gabriel, is not a cousin but her lover. Their time together is brief, but throughout her long marriage to Simon, Elle never forgets Gabriel. Half a century later, as the mists of dementia creep in, she is still haunted by his fate. Poignant and poetic, The Stars Are Not Yet Bells is a mesmerising exploration of the limits of memory, and the people we can never forget. 'Poignant . . . a testament to love and loss' Washington Post