--- product_id: 319401864 title: "The Silver Star: A Novel" price: "A$50" currency: AUD in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/319401864-the-silver-star-a-novel store_origin: AU region: Australia --- # The Silver Star: A Novel **Price:** A$50 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Silver Star: A Novel - **How much does it cost?** A$50 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.au](https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/319401864-the-silver-star-a-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle and Hang the Moon , Jeannette Walls’s gripping coming-of-age novel ab Review: Slowly Paced But Will Definitely Find A Special Place In Your Heart - Sometimes while we watch a movie, we tend to feel it is extremely slow but after we come out from the screens & think about it, there will be something special about the movie that will stay in our hearts. So is this book. I would rather substitute the word naturally paced rather than slowly paced, because that is the actual fact! I first felt the book is kinda boring & when will it end? But as soon as I completed the book, I started to feel why did it end so soon? Its now almost 9 hours since I had read the book & the characters are still in my mind. After watching the movie "The Glass Castle", I got an interest to explore the author "Ms.Jeannete Walls" & her world! My attempt did not fail & I am very very happy that I had bought this book. Proud to be frank that this book is also a part of my library! Review: A DEEPLY MOVING NOVEL! - It is 1970 in a small town called Lost Lake in the Colorado Desert of Southern California, where an artistic mother, Charlotte, and her two daughters, Liz and Bean (real name Jean) live. Liz is fifteen and Bean is twelve. They live on an inheritance that Charlotte's father left her. He was the owner of a cotton mill in Byler, Virginia. The mill and the big decaying old mansion called Mayfield were left to Charlotte's brother, Tinsley. A few years ago, Tinsley sold the mill and now lives in the big mansion with his wife, Martha. Charlotte thinks of herself as a singer, writer and actress. She is thirty-six years old and has had no success with either. She hadn't paid her bills, so now the telephone has been cut off, but she decided to take off to find a singing gig, leaving the girls enough money to last a month or two. The girls are now living on the usual chicken potpies, which they stocked up on and even ate for breakfast. Liz took charge of everything until their mother's return, whenever that will be. Bean loves her sister and does whatever she says. They kept their home spotless. They never missed school and they were never late. Charlotte finally returned home and told the girls that while she was at the recording studio, she met a man named Mark Parker, a record producer. He told Charlotte that her voice was too distinctive and she was upstaging the lead singers. He also told her at dinner that she had star quality and they talked about how he could help jump-start her career. She returned home saying that Mark Parker was coming to Lost Lake. Mark Parker never showed up. Bean began to question her mother and finally, Charlotte told them she lied about the whole thing. She started screaming and told the girls that they ruined her life and career and now she needed time for herself. Charlotte then stormed out and didn't return. In the meantime, Liz had been doing some babysitting and odd jobs and Bean got a job delivering newspapers. Together, they were making it financially. One day, they received a letter from their mother along with 200$ to buy chicken potpies until she would return. She also mentioned that she needed space for herself. She also added that nothing was more important to her than her girls. Liz and Bean headed out to Spinelli's grocery to fill up on chicken potpies. Mr. Spinelli began to get suspicious. He hadn't seen Charlotte in quite a while and he went over to their home to find out why. He always had an eye on her. The girls told him their mother was in Los Angeles. She had broken her leg and a friend would be bringing her home in a few days. Mr. Spinelli told them he would be back to see her. In the meantime, he left them a bag of groceries. They wondered if Mr. Spinelli was going to send over the "Bandersnatches" meaning the Government busybodies, who will take them away and put them in foster homes or a Juvenile Delinquent Center and also, throw their mother in jail for abandoning the girls. After school. Bean was always at home before Liz. On her way home Bean noticed a squad car parked in front of their home and a policeman looking through the window. She ran back to school and waited for Liz. She told Liz what she saw. Liz had been at the bus depot and found out the cost of two cross-country tickets. They had enough money to buy them. Liz always carried her money under the lining in her shoe to be safe. The girls would be on their way to Virginia with their turtle, Fido, the next morning. They planned on staying with their Uncle Tinsley and his wife. Liz left their mother a note in a way she would understand. Off they went. Liz remembered their Uncle Tinsley as being a nice man, who seemed to like children. The girls arrived at their Uncle Tinsley's home, where they stayed. Uncle Tinsley made eggs and toast the next morning and when Liz asked about Aunt Martha, their Uncle told them she had passed away. They soon learned about their fathers and why their mother left Byler in the first place. While the girls stayed at their Uncle's, Liz and Bean decided to look for jobs, since money was scarce. They both found jobs working for Jerry Maddox, a married man with children. He was foreman of the mill in town and a big bully. When school time arrived, it was Bean who adjusted well and made friends easily, while Liz had become withdrawn and then something happens....... As for Charlotte, she's still in New York. The story is filled with secrets, lies, abuse and resilience. I loved Liz and Bean, the characters that Walls created. I found myself rooting for them from beginning to end. Jeannette Walls is a talented storyteller with a great story. The Silver Star is one of those books that you can't put down for a moment. It is that good. May I also suggest her memoir, The Glass Castle. It has been a New York Times bestseller for more than six years. Both merit FIVE STARS. ## Features - Great product! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,175 Reviews | ## Images ![The Silver Star: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81xWLhW6OjL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Slowly Paced But Will Definitely Find A Special Place In Your Heart *by N***H on 26 May 2019* Sometimes while we watch a movie, we tend to feel it is extremely slow but after we come out from the screens & think about it, there will be something special about the movie that will stay in our hearts. So is this book. I would rather substitute the word naturally paced rather than slowly paced, because that is the actual fact! I first felt the book is kinda boring & when will it end? But as soon as I completed the book, I started to feel why did it end so soon? Its now almost 9 hours since I had read the book & the characters are still in my mind. After watching the movie "The Glass Castle", I got an interest to explore the author "Ms.Jeannete Walls" & her world! My attempt did not fail & I am very very happy that I had bought this book. Proud to be frank that this book is also a part of my library! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A DEEPLY MOVING NOVEL! *by J***B on 5 August 2013* It is 1970 in a small town called Lost Lake in the Colorado Desert of Southern California, where an artistic mother, Charlotte, and her two daughters, Liz and Bean (real name Jean) live. Liz is fifteen and Bean is twelve. They live on an inheritance that Charlotte's father left her. He was the owner of a cotton mill in Byler, Virginia. The mill and the big decaying old mansion called Mayfield were left to Charlotte's brother, Tinsley. A few years ago, Tinsley sold the mill and now lives in the big mansion with his wife, Martha. Charlotte thinks of herself as a singer, writer and actress. She is thirty-six years old and has had no success with either. She hadn't paid her bills, so now the telephone has been cut off, but she decided to take off to find a singing gig, leaving the girls enough money to last a month or two. The girls are now living on the usual chicken potpies, which they stocked up on and even ate for breakfast. Liz took charge of everything until their mother's return, whenever that will be. Bean loves her sister and does whatever she says. They kept their home spotless. They never missed school and they were never late. Charlotte finally returned home and told the girls that while she was at the recording studio, she met a man named Mark Parker, a record producer. He told Charlotte that her voice was too distinctive and she was upstaging the lead singers. He also told her at dinner that she had star quality and they talked about how he could help jump-start her career. She returned home saying that Mark Parker was coming to Lost Lake. Mark Parker never showed up. Bean began to question her mother and finally, Charlotte told them she lied about the whole thing. She started screaming and told the girls that they ruined her life and career and now she needed time for herself. Charlotte then stormed out and didn't return. In the meantime, Liz had been doing some babysitting and odd jobs and Bean got a job delivering newspapers. Together, they were making it financially. One day, they received a letter from their mother along with 200$ to buy chicken potpies until she would return. She also mentioned that she needed space for herself. She also added that nothing was more important to her than her girls. Liz and Bean headed out to Spinelli's grocery to fill up on chicken potpies. Mr. Spinelli began to get suspicious. He hadn't seen Charlotte in quite a while and he went over to their home to find out why. He always had an eye on her. The girls told him their mother was in Los Angeles. She had broken her leg and a friend would be bringing her home in a few days. Mr. Spinelli told them he would be back to see her. In the meantime, he left them a bag of groceries. They wondered if Mr. Spinelli was going to send over the "Bandersnatches" meaning the Government busybodies, who will take them away and put them in foster homes or a Juvenile Delinquent Center and also, throw their mother in jail for abandoning the girls. After school. Bean was always at home before Liz. On her way home Bean noticed a squad car parked in front of their home and a policeman looking through the window. She ran back to school and waited for Liz. She told Liz what she saw. Liz had been at the bus depot and found out the cost of two cross-country tickets. They had enough money to buy them. Liz always carried her money under the lining in her shoe to be safe. The girls would be on their way to Virginia with their turtle, Fido, the next morning. They planned on staying with their Uncle Tinsley and his wife. Liz left their mother a note in a way she would understand. Off they went. Liz remembered their Uncle Tinsley as being a nice man, who seemed to like children. The girls arrived at their Uncle Tinsley's home, where they stayed. Uncle Tinsley made eggs and toast the next morning and when Liz asked about Aunt Martha, their Uncle told them she had passed away. They soon learned about their fathers and why their mother left Byler in the first place. While the girls stayed at their Uncle's, Liz and Bean decided to look for jobs, since money was scarce. They both found jobs working for Jerry Maddox, a married man with children. He was foreman of the mill in town and a big bully. When school time arrived, it was Bean who adjusted well and made friends easily, while Liz had become withdrawn and then something happens....... As for Charlotte, she's still in New York. The story is filled with secrets, lies, abuse and resilience. I loved Liz and Bean, the characters that Walls created. I found myself rooting for them from beginning to end. Jeannette Walls is a talented storyteller with a great story. The Silver Star is one of those books that you can't put down for a moment. It is that good. May I also suggest her memoir, The Glass Castle. It has been a New York Times bestseller for more than six years. Both merit FIVE STARS. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review of 'Silver Star' by Jeanette Walls *by D***Y on 21 October 2013* The story was good but not as good as her other 2 books. Her 'Glass Castle' is still the best of all three as it was quite a 'page turner' the story was so interesting. But I liked the sisters and their differences and how each one looked at life their own way. And, of course how with the one sister, it led to her being abused. Walls seems to have running through her books, a theme of absentee mothers and/or fathers and the problems it leads to. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Silver Star: A Novel - Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel - Hang the Moon: A Novel --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/319401864-the-silver-star-a-novel](https://www.desertcart.com.au/products/319401864-the-silver-star-a-novel) --- *Product available on Desertcart Australia* *Store origin: AU* *Last updated: 2026-06-28*