A review by rachel_reads_by_night
The Many Lives of Heloise Starchild by John Ironmonger

4.0

This is a fascinating story of Heloise, born as Halley’s comet passed the earth, and her daughter who inherits her mother’s memories. Then as generations the follow, each daughter inherits the memories of the women who came before her. Heloise’s story, and those of her ancestors are therefore told through memories. Both speculative and whimsical, this crosses the historical fiction and fantasy genres, allowing for a completely unique story. Spanning centuries, significant moments in history and even post-Brexit future, this novel will captivate with its superb characters, stories within stories and mysteries to be solved - and all in less than 300 pages. Genius.

Many thanks to John Ironmonger, W&N and NetGalley for allowing me an arc to read and review.