Bertie Shakespeare Smith is not an actress, yet she lives in a theatre. She's not an orphan, but she has no parents. She knows every part, but she has no lines of her own. Welcome to the Théâtre Illuminata, where the actors of every play ever written can be found behind the curtain. They were born to play their parts, and are bound to the Théâtre by The Book --- an ancient and magical tome of scripts. Bertie is not one of them, but they are her family --- and she is about to lose them, and the only home she has ever known.

EYES LIKE STARS, Lisa Mantchev’s debut novel and the first installment in The Théâtre Illuminata Trilogy, is dramatic, romantic and witty, with an irresistible and irreverent cast of characters who are sure to enchant the audience.

   --- Written by Alexis Burling