Overview

The Light Between Oceans meets The Snow Child in this novel set in a Scottish village in the weeks after a young boy mysteriously washes up on shore, causing the buried secrets of the insular community to come to light and rekindling an old love story.

It’s 1900 and Skerry, a small Scottish fishing village, is destined for an unyielding winter. During a storm, a young boy washes up on the shore. He bears an uncanny resemblance to teacher Dorothy’s son, lost to the sea at the same age many years before, his body never found.

The village is soon snowed in, and Dorothy agrees to look after the child until they can uncover the mystery of his origins. But over time, the lines between reality and desperate hope start to blur as the boy reminds Dorothy more and more of her own lost child.

The boy’s arrival also finally forces Dorothy to face the truth about her brief but passionate love affair with Joseph, the fisherman who found the boy on the shore and who has been the subject of whispers connecting him to the drowning of Dorothy’s son years earlier.

As the past rises to meet the present, long-buried secrets are unearthed within this tight-knit community, and the child’s arrival becomes a catalyst for something far greater than any of them could imagine.

Review

It’s 1900 and Skerry, a small Scottish fishing village, is destined for an unyielding winter. During a storm, a young boy washes up on the shore. He bears an uncanny resemblance to teacher Dorothy’s son, lost to the sea at the same age many years before, his body never found.

Dorothy is an enigma. She is a character which tugs at your heart strings. But she is also stubborn, refuses help and also makes some bad decisions. So in other words, very true to life.

As much as I loved this setting of a small Scottish fishing village, this story fell completely apart for me about 50 percent into this book. This novel had such a strong start and I was loving it. But then it just got so boring and repetitive. I did finish it and it rebounded a bit at the ending. Now, as I always say, read this for yourself. It has quite a few 5 star reviews. It is emotional and it is unique, so I would read it and form my own opinion.

If you need a story about love, loss and overcoming tragedy…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.

I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.

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