We Are Made of Stars: A Novel

Rochelle B. Weinstein’s latest novel We Are Made of Stars is the perfect rainy day read for those who love family intrigue and multi-plot stories.

The events unfold over the course of a week at the North Carolina Vis Ta Vie Inn, where owners Renee and Jean-Paul De La Rue are struggling to keep the inn open. After years of success, they’re struggling financially, in part because they invested with a shady businessman who stole all their money. This week, as several of their regular guests return, they hope to make some decisions about their future.

The guests include superstar Leo Shay and his estranged wife Penny. This trip will either lead to their divorce or reconciliation, but neither is sure which is the right decision. Lucy and Henry have arrived to celebrate their silver anniversary, but a pall hangs over the festivities due to something secretive and untoward that occurred last year between them and their close friends, Sienna and Adam, the third couple at the inn for the week. On the surface, Sienna and Adam seem to be the perfect couple, but there’s trouble in paradise.
< br>Cassidy, an exercise and calorie-obsessed mother, totes her teen daughter Rosalie along for the week. Rosalie chose the inn for their yearly vacation for reasons of her own.

While some of the plot twists were a bit predictable, how the events unfold is not at all predictable. Fans of Adriana Trigiani will love this one.