Bright Stars

Cate, Teddy, Ames, and Sloane—newly minted Class of 2001 graduates—are reeling from their first heartbreaks as they enter real life, unaware that the world is on the brink of vast, irreversible change. When the Twin Towers fall on September 11th, the tragedy intertwines their lives and futures in supernatural ways, linked by an undelivered love letter. 

A wistful story of fate, love, and human connection, Bright Stars is a portrait of the tragedy that dented the romantic imagination of a forgotten generation—The Last of the Innocents—just as offline life vanished forever. This novel is a time machine that will transport you back to the final days of the lost era so many of us are longing for. 

“Kimberley Tait has entwined love and loss like the red rose round the briar in her remarkable novel Bright Stars . . . a deeply personal story of generosity and grace.” —Anne Margaret Daniel, editor of I’d Die for You and Other Lost Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. 

Kimberley Tait is a novelist who has worked as a writer and editor for twenty-five years. Kimberley’s debut novel, Fake Plastic Love, was published by Flatiron Books. She wrote her sophomore novel, Bright Stars, to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of September 11th, drawing from her experience as a Class of 2001 graduate serving on the 9/11 relief effort in New York. Kimberley is the recipient of a 2026 FAIR Artist Grant supporting artistic freedom and excellence that highlights our common humanity. Advocating for beauty, sincerity, and the human soul, she is part of a new Romantic movement rising above the age of algorithms. A Canadian, American, and Swiss citizen, Kimberley lives in New Hampshire, USA, with her family.