The Winter Sea
by Susanna Kearsley
by Susanna Kearsley
Synopsis
History has all but forgotten...In the spring of 1708, an invading Jacobite fleet of French and Scottish soldiers nearly succeeded in landing the exiled James Stewart in Scotland to reclaim his crown.
Now, Carrie McClelland hopes to turn that story into her next bestselling novel. Settling herself in the shadow of Slains Castle, she creates a heroine named for one of her own ancestors and starts to write.
But when she discovers her novel is more fact than fiction, Carrie wonders if she might be dealing with ancestral memory, making her the only living person who knows the truth-the ultimate betrayal-that happened all those years ago, and that knowledge comes very close to destroying her…
Review
I originally picked this book up a few years ago to read and just couldn't get into it - I have no idea why! I started again from the beginning and just flew through this book this time around. I loved every single page! I could feel the sea air on my face, picture Carrie's cozy little cottage and loved the gentle unfolding of the two love stories as well. This is historical fiction at it's best. This is a great fall or winter read when you can snuggle up with a cup of tea by the fire and devour a great book. I would be curious if Kearsley's other books are this delicious. Have you read any others by this author?
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I have! I discovered her last year and tore through all her books. The Firebird is sort of a sequel to The Winter Sea, and was great. I absolutely adored The Shadowy Horses and The Rose Garden. She has a new one that either just came out or is about to sometime this winter too :) Always fun to find a new author who has a whole bunch of books to catch up on, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteSusanna Kearsley is the most amazing author!! If you like her Id recommend Kate Morton. Both incredible historical fiction authors witg twists you can't predict!! Thank you for blogging this- so excited to order some new books :)
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