I finished reading The Many Worlds of Albie Bright and sat, book clutched to my chest with hope in my heart and tears pouring down my face.

Beautifully written, this is a story for anyone who has ever lost someone they love, for those with an incurable curiosity, and for all of us who have looked into the dark night sky and wondered at the enormity of the universe.

Albie has just lost his mum to cancer; when seeking comfort and reassurance from his dad he gets instead some mumblings about quantum physics and parallel universes. And so Albie decides that he needs to travel through space and time, to find his mum in whatever universe she is still alive.

The science is explained wonderfully and had both me and my 10 year old son wanting to learn more. Albie has lots of questions, and on his journey he's find the answers to some very important ones, please take the time to travel with him.


"There's a piece of heaven inside you and there's a piece of heaven inside me. We are all made of stardust."