LEADER 03146nam 2200457 450 001 9910794496903321 005 20210224155140.0 010 $a90-04-43937-4 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004439375 035 $a(CKB)4100000011480145 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6359633 035 $z(OCoLC)1157636814 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004439375 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011480145 100 $a20210224d2020 uy 1 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun| uuuua 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aShooting stars /$fby Patricia Leavy 210 1$aLeiden ;$aBoston :$cBrill Sense,$d[2020] 210 4$dİ2020 215 $a1 online resource 225 1 $aSocial fictions series ;$vVolume 35 311 $a90-04-43936-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAcknowledgements -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 -- Epilogue: Four Months Later -- Suggested Classroom or Book Club Use -- Author Q&A -- About the Author. 330 $a"Tess Lee is a novelist. Her inspirational books explore people's innermost struggles and the human need to believe that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Despite her extraordinary success, she's been unable to find personal happiness. Jack Miller is a federal agent. After spending decades immersed in a violent world, a residue remains. He's dedicated everything to his job, leaving nothing for himself. The night Tess and Jack meet, their connection is palpable. She examines the scars on his body and says, "I've never seen anyone whose outsides match my insides." The two embark on an epic love story that asks the questions: What happens when people truly see each other? Can unconditional love change the way we see ourselves? Their friends are along for the ride: Omar, Tess's sarcastic best friend who mysteriously calls her Butterfly; Joe, Jack's friend from the Bureau who understands the sacrifices he's made; and Bobby, Jack's younger friend who never fails to lighten the mood. Shooting Stars is a novel about walking through our past traumas, moving from darkness to light, and the ways in which love - from lovers, friends, or the art we experience - heals us. Written as unfolding action, Shooting Stars is a poignant novel that moves back and forth between melancholy, humor, and joy. It can be read entirely for pleasure, selected for book clubs, or used as supplemental reading in a variety of courses in communication, psychology, social work, sociology, or women's studies/gender studies"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aSocial fictions series ;$vVolume 35. 606 $aSelf-realization in women$vFiction 615 0$aSelf-realization in women 676 $a813.6 700 $aLeavy$b Patricia$f1975-$0824761 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910794496903321 996 $aShooting stars$93820230 997 $aUNINA