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Matt Beaulieu was two years old the very first time he held Elle McClure in his hands, seventeen when he first kissed her under a sky filled with shooting personalities, and thirty-three when they wed. Now in their overdue thirties, the deeply devoted few has everything - except the infant they've always desired. When a tragic accident leaves Elle brain-dead, Matt is devastated. Though he cannot carry sacrificing her, he recognizes his partner, a thoughtful and daring scientist, feared only one thing - a gradual death. Just before Matt agrees to eliminate Elle from life support, the doctors find that she is pregnant. Now what was once a clear-cut decision becomes an impossible choice. Matt recognizes how much this child would have meant to Elle. While there is no certainty her body can support the pregnancy, he's sure Elle would wish the baby to truly have a chance. Linney, Matt's mother, believes her kid is blind with denial. She adores Elle, too, and insists that Elle could not desire to be retained alive by artificial means, regardless of what the situation. Divided by the love they show, driven by rule, Matt and Linney combat for what each believes is right, and the result is a disagreement that escalates into a questionable legal battle, eventually heading beyond one family and one single life. Told with sensitivity and compassion, The Offer of Stardust is an psychologically resonant and thought-provoking story that raises deep questions about life and loss of life, faith and medicine - and illuminates, with beauty and elegance, the energy of wish to wound...also to heal.
