The Space Between the Stars is a heart-rending, at times funny, and
uplifting tribute to love and our innate need to connect to the natural
world, from one of Australia's best-known broadcasters and journalists.
After her younger sister died suddenly, broadcaster Indira Naidoo's
world was shattered. Turning to her urban landscape for solace, Naidoo
found herself drawn to a fig tree overlooking Sydney harbour. A
connection began to build between the two - one with a fractured heart,
the other a centurion offering quiet companionship while asking nothing
in return.
As Naidoo grappled with her heartbreak, an unnoticed universe of
infinite beauty revealed itself: pale vanilla clouds pirouetting across
the sky, resilient weeds pushing through cracks in the footpath, the
magical biodiversity of tiny puddles. With the help of a posse of urban
guides, she began to explore how nature - whatever bits of nature are
within reach - can heal us during life's darker chapters, whether
nursing a broken heart or an anxious mind.
The Space Between the Stars is a heart-rending, at times funny and
uplifting tribute to love and our innate need to connect to the natural
world, a celebration of the reassuring cycle of renewal that sustains
and nourishes us all.
'Indira Naidoo's writing beats with the strength and power of love and
hope, and is a moving meditation on the solace and healing we find in
the natural world.'
Holly Ringland, bestselling author of The Lost Flowers of Alice
Hart
'This book is life-changing - from deep loss and despair there is also
light.'
Kate Ceberano, Australian singer and actress
'A powerfully moving and insightful journey. Careful attention is a form
of love, and Indira Naidoo's vivid writing shows us how such love can
lift and expand our minds and spirits, drawing us into the wonders of
the universe.'
David George Haskell, author of Pulitzer finalist The Forest
Unseen
