About the book:
Scotland, 1860.
Reverend Alexander Ferguson,
naive and newly-ordained, takes up his new parish, a poor, isolated
patch on the Hebridean island of Harris. His time on the island will
irrevocably change the course of his life, but the white house on the
edge of the dunes keeps its silence long after Alexander departs. It
will be more than a century before the Sea House reluctantly gives up
its secrets. Ruth and Michael buy the grand but dilapidated building and
begin to turn it into a home for the family they hope to have. Their
dreams are marred by a shocking discovery. The tiny bones of a baby are
buried beneath the house; the child's fragile legs are fused together
--- a mermaid child. Who buried the bones? And why? Ruth needs to solve
the mystery of her new home --- but the answers to her questions may lie
in her own past.
Based on a real nineteenth-century letter to The Times in which a Scottish clergyman claimed to have seen a mermaid, The Sea House is an epic, sweeping tale of loss and love, hope and redemption, and how we heal ourselves with the stories we tell.
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About the Author:
Elisabeth Gifford
grew up in a vicarage in the industrial Midlands. She studied French
literature and world religions at Leeds University. She is the author of
The House of Hope: A Story of God's Love and Provision for the Abandoned Orphans of China and has written articles for The Times and the Independent
and has a Diploma in Creative Writing from Oxford OUDCE and an MA in
Creative Writing from Royal Holloway College. She is married with three
children. They live in Kingston on Thames but spend as much time as
possible in the Hebrides.
My review;
This is a story that takes place in two different times years apart. Elizabeth and Michael are working on the house when they discover bones of a baby. Elizabeth cannot stop until she finds the explanation for the mystery. It is a story that is full of loss and sadness. It is also a story of finding what one has lost. This is the first book by this author and I really liked it. I give this book a 4/5. I was given this book by Litfuse Publicity Group and all opinions are my own.
Don't miss The Sea House, a stunning fiction debut from the UK. Set in a house on the windswept coast of the Outer Hebrides, Elisabeth Gifford's haunting tale effortlessly bridges a gap of more than a century. Adeptly interweaving two tales involving residents of the titular house, Gifford sets up an absorbing mystery revolving around local lore and myths about mermaids, selkies, and sealmen. Stretching seamlessly back and forth through time, layers upon layers of secrets are slowly and effectively peeled away in this evocative debut (Booklist).Celebrate with Elisabeth by entering her Kindle giveaway!
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