To the Moon and Back

Gideon Ellery had the perfect life. Nice house, great job, and a long-time boyfriend. Weeks after adopting his nephew, his boyfriend splits, leaving Gideon a single father to a newborn. Overwhelmed, sleep deprived, and unsure how to navigate fatherhood, he's asked to return to the office. He's overwhelmed and at his breaking point. Toby Barlow is back in Sydney after three years of studying, travelling, and nannying in the UK. He needs work and a place to live, and the perfect solution drops in his lap. After all, caring for a sweet baby in a beautiful home owned by a gorgeous single man isn't exactly terrible. Gideon isn't too keen to share his life with a stranger, but his need for help is too great. Sunshiny Toby isn't prepared for a grumpy Gideon or his utterly adorable son, Benson. Or how easily he slots into their lives. And Gideon's not prepared for how much he needs Toby. Or how much he wants him. Neither is prepared for the complications of falling in love.

‘Will break your heart and take you to the stars. I loved it.’ Kiley Reid ‘A breathtaking debut about family, identity, and love across generations.’ Reese Witherspoon === Steph Harper was born running. Now she is reaching for the moon. When Steph was five, her mother fled with Steph and her little sister to a small Cherokee community, searching for safety, home and a future. Years later, Steph has one impossible ambition: to become the first Cherokee astronaut. To get there, she is willing to leave almost everything behind – her past, her family, and the people who know her best. But ambition has a gravity of its own. As Steph chases the stars, the women closest to her are pulled into their own reckonings: Kayla, her brilliant younger sister; Hannah, the mother guarding a buried family history; and Della, the girlfriend who challenges Steph’s idea of escape. Spanning decades, continents and one unforgettable family, To the Moon and Back is a sweeping literary family saga about queer love, Cherokee identity, mothers and daughters, sacrifice and the price of chasing a dream when home still has a hold on you. A Reese’s Book Club Pick for readers who love emotionally powerful book club fiction. ‘A singular, sonorous, wholehearted novel, one I wanted to devour and savour at once.’ Claire Lombardo , bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had ‘A powerful story about the mixture of combativeness, compromise and love that forms the heart of a family.’ Kaliane Bradley , bestselling author of The Ministry of Time

‘Will break your heart and take you to the stars. I loved it.’ Kiley Reid ‘A breathtaking debut about family, identity, and love across generations.’ Reese Witherspoon === Steph Harper was born running. Now she is reaching for the moon. When Steph was five, her mother fled with Steph and her little sister to a small Cherokee community, searching for safety, home and a future. Years later, Steph has one impossible ambition: to become the first Cherokee astronaut. To get there, she is willing to leave almost everything behind – her past, her family, and the people who know her best. But ambition has a gravity of its own. As Steph chases the stars, the women closest to her are pulled into their own reckonings: Kayla, her brilliant younger sister; Hannah, the mother guarding a buried family history; and Della, the girlfriend who challenges Steph’s idea of escape. Spanning decades, continents and one unforgettable family, To the Moon and Back is a sweeping literary family saga about queer love, Cherokee identity, mothers and daughters, sacrifice and the price of chasing a dream when home still has a hold on you. A Reese’s Book Club Pick for readers who love emotionally powerful book club fiction. ‘A singular, sonorous, wholehearted novel, one I wanted to devour and savour at once.’ Claire Lombardo , bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had ‘A powerful story about the mixture of combativeness, compromise and love that forms the heart of a family.’ Kaliane Bradley , bestselling author of The Ministry of Time

Gideon Ellery had the perfect life. Nice house, great job, and a long-time boyfriend. Weeks after adopting his nephew, his boyfriend splits, leaving Gideon a single father to a newborn. Overwhelmed, sleep deprived, and unsure how to navigate fatherhood, he's asked to return to the office. He's overwhelmed and at his breaking point. Toby Barlow is back in Sydney after three years of studying, travelling, and nannying in the UK. He needs work and a place to live, and the perfect solution drops in his lap. After all, caring for a sweet baby in a beautiful home owned by a gorgeous single man isn't exactly terrible. Gideon isn't too keen to share his life with a stranger, but his need for help is too great. Sunshiny Toby isn't prepared for a grumpy Gideon or his utterly adorable son, Benson. Or how easily he slots into their lives. And Gideon's not prepared for how much he needs Toby. Or how much he wants him. Neither is prepared for the complications of falling in love.