Starchild: My Life Under the Night Sky

From a childhood in Camden to the frontiers of space, an inspirational memoir from space scientist, presenter of The Sky at Night, and bestselling author Maggie Aderin-Pocock.

“I’d toast the moon and look at the sky… I think it draws us to it; we wonder what lies beyond.”

Maggie Aderin’s destiny was always written in the stars. From the age of three, inspired by The Clangers, her dream was to go into space. Throughout a chaotic childhood, ricocheting between divorced parents and acrimonious custody battles, she attended thirteen schools in fourteen years—but while her environment regularly changed, her fascination with the Universe did not.

Starchild is Maggie’s emotionally honest and revealing memoir, telling a story of:

• Education and prejudice
• Adversity and ambition
• Motherhood and the moon
• Breaking barriers as the only Black woman on her physics course at Imperial College London

From her groundbreaking work on the James Webb and Gemini telescopes to starting her own public speaking company and sharing the wonders of science with thousands of children every year, Maggie’s story will inspire you to never give up on your dreams.