The Fisherman's Gift

Beschreibung

'A beautifully written story of loss and love' Florence Knapp<BR>'Tender, moving' Daily Mail<BR>'A beautiful story of grief, hope and love' Lucy Diamond<BR>'Superbly crafted and tender' Woman & Home<BR>'Spectacular... a gift to readers everywhere' Adriana Trigiani<BR><BR>The sea stole him from her. Could it bring him back?<BR><BR>The spellbinding story of a lost boy, a tragic love affair and a seafaring community's buried secrets finally coming to light.<BR><BR>Winter, 1900.

A little boy washes up on the beach of a small fishing village in Scotland, barely alive. He bears an uncanny resemblance to teacher Dorothy's son, lost to the sea many years before.<BR><BR>When the village is snowed in, Dorothy agrees to look after the child until he can be returned home. But, as the past rises to meet the present, long-buried secrets in this tight-knit community start to come to light.

And Dorothy finds herself thrown together again with the reclusive fisherman Joseph, after years of keeping their distance...<BR><BR><BR>READERS LOVE THE FISHERMAN'S GIFT:<BR><BR>'Took my breath away' *****<BR>'This book emotionally destroyed me in the best way... My heart aches so much for these characters' *****<BR>'An absolute treasure of a book. I loved it from start to finish' *****<BR>'A haunting and evocative read.

The characters, especially Dorothy, have stayed with me well beyond the pages.' *****<BR>'A completely immersive, first-class story. Brilliantly observed, atmospheric and haunting all in one novel!' *****

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