The Winter Sea :A novel of love, loyalty and ultimate betrayal...
The Winter Sea :A novel of love, loyalty and ultimate betrayal...
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9 December, 2021
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Description
An unforgettable story that takes readers on a journey of discovery from contemporary times to the spring of 1708, set in a gorgeous part of Scotland, this is a tale of love, loyalty and ultimate betrayal.
1707
An ill-fated expedition for the New World left Sophia Paterson an orphan, cared for by her uncle. On his passing, a distant relative offers what Sophia longs for most: a home. Slains Castle, on the rugged Scottish coast, is much more comfortable than she is accustomed to. But danger is right around the corner, as rebels conspire to bring the exiled James Stewart to Scotland to reclaim his crown.
Present day
Enchanted by the ruins of the castle, Carrie McClelland hopes to turn this all-but-forgotten story into her next novel. Settling in the nearby village, she creates a heroine named after one of her ancestors and starts to write. Discovering her novel contains more than she researched, Carrie wonders if this is ancestral memory – making her the only living person to know what truly happened all those years ago. With each new chapter she uncovers the secrets of the past in a sweeping tale of love, loyalty and ultimate betrayal.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781471196072 |
| ISBN10 | 1471196070 |
| Number Of Pages | 544 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 198 x 33 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
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Praise for Susanna Kearsley:
'As secrets, romance and tragedy echo across ages, Kearsley wraps the rugged coastline and stormy winters around the reader like a tartan shawl. A time-slip tale that carries you across centuries without you having to leave your chair' THE TIMES
‘I’ve loved every one of Susanna’s books! She has bedrock research and a butterfly’s delicate touch with characters - historical fiction that pulls you in and won’t let go!’ DIANA GABALDON
‘Kearsley has a poetic sensibility and a sense of mystery; she could write the modern Rebecca’ THE BOOKSELLER
‘Evocative and romantic’ NICOLA CORNICK
‘Sometimes an author catches lightning in a bottle, and Susanna Kearsley does just that’ NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS
‘A deeply engaging romance and a compelling historical noveL . . . Susanna Kearsley has written a marvellous book’ BERNARD CORNWELL
‘One of Canada’s best historical fiction writers’ THE GLOBE AND MAIL
‘Kearsley is nothing less than a magician weaving together the past and the present . . . utterly unputdownable’ M J ROSE
‘A master storyteller’ LESLIE HOWARD
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Author's Bio
New York Times, USA TODAY, and Globe and Mail bestselling author Susanna Kearsley is a former museum curator who loves restoring the lost voices of real people to the page, often in multi-stranded stories that interweave present and past. Her award-winning novels are published in translation in more than twenty-five countries. She lives near Toronto. Susanna is Diana Gabaldon meets Barbara Erskine for a primarily female readership and fans of historical, general literary fiction, light suspense and time slip. Visit her website SusannaKearsley.com, or follow her on X @SusannaKearsley or Instagram @susanna.kearsley