When Stars Stop Spinning

by Jane Mitchell

ISBN: 9781853713200

Published: 1993

Tony is fifteen and doesn't want to go abck to school. Despite showing terrific talent on the clarinet, he'd rather get a job with his brother on a building-site.When a joyriding accident lands Tony in Lismore, a Dublin rehabilitation centre where he is sent to recover from severe head injuries, he meets Stephen, also fifteen, a gifted musician and composer who has a wasting disease.This is their story and that of their friends who, together, refuse to let their difficulties stop them from confronting life's challenges head-on.When stars stop spinning is a brilliantly told story of friendship, courage and ultimate success and introduces a striking new talent in Jane Mitchell.