Sarah Polley fue niña actriz, perdió a su madre a los once años, se emancipó a los catorce, atravesó operaciones de columna, embarazos de alto riesgo y un síndrome postconmocional que afectó su vida cotidiana durante años.
Hope Is a Bright Star is the story of a mother's journey from shock and fear at her young daughter's cancer diagnosis to anguish and despair at her death just a year laterand, finally, to peace and acceptance of her new life.
This book is the true story of a single mother who met the man with whom she fell in love with even with all his faults of alcohol use, drug use, and physical abuse.