We Are the Stars: A Memoir

Description

The inaugural winner of Alone Australia, Gina Chick tells the story of her extraordinary, indomitable life in one of the most powerful and moving memoirs you’ll ever read.

WINNER OF THE MATT RICHELL AWARD FOR BEST NEW WRITER OF THE YEAR

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 INDIE BOOK AWARDS, BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR

From day one of her wildly unconventional childhood, Gina blazed her own trail–dancing through a hidden world of ’90s nightlife and into the arms of a conman, then fleeing to the wilderness to heal and to learn the deepest lessons life and death can offer.

If you’re ready to get lost in jungles, wander into wolf dens, sing with storms, rescue orphaned animals, dive to the depths, and find yourself by losing it all–this book is for you.

• The inaugural winner of Alone Australia tells her own story
• A U.S. edition with a new cover and full-color interior
• Praised by Hugh Jackman, Charlotte Wood, and Bri Lee
• A raw, lyrical memoir of survival, grief, and joy

Climb aboard this magic-carpet ride through the mystery of the human heart. You’ve never read anything like it.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Gina Chick
Published: 06/02/2026
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 9781524899905
Pages: 432
Weight: 2.45lbs
Size: 1.60″ H x 9.10″ L x 6.10″ W

About the Author
Gina Chick is a rewilding facilitator, adventurer, writer, and speaker. Writing is in Gina Chick’s genes. Her grandmother, Charmian Clift, was an author, essayist, and Australia’s first female columnist in the early 60’s. Charmian married George Johnstone (My Brother Jack) and they lived together on Hydra with Leonard Cohen and bohemian expats. Charmian’s teenage indiscretion, an illegitimate daughter, was given up for adoption. Gina’s mom, Suzanne Chick, who, after finally discovering her mother’s identity at 48, wrote her own book, Searching For Charmian, which was shortlisted for the NBC Banjo Award. Gina was one of ten participants in the first series of Alone Australia in 2023. After 67 days of unforgettable moments of searing vulnerability, Gina was the last person standing, and the second woman to win an Alone solo challenge. Her determination, passion, and love of the natural world endeared her to more than 5.5 million people around Australia. Gina’s articles have been published in The Guardian and elsewhere.