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Carey Lisa - The Stolen Child A Novel - Paperback
Carey Lisa - The Stolen Child A Novel - Paperback
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Description: From the author of the critically acclaimed The Mermaids Singing comes a haunting luminous novel set on an enchanted island off the west coast of Ireland where magic faith and superstition pervade the inhabitants lives and tangled relationships perfect for fans of Eowyn Ivey Sarah Waters and Angela Carter. May 1959. From one side of St. Brigid's Island the mountains of Connemara can be glimpsed on the distant mainland; from the other the Atlantic stretches as far as the eye can see. This remote settlement without electricity or even a harbor has scarcely altered since its namesake saint set up a convent of stone huts centuries ago. Those who live there including sisters Rose and Emer are hardy and resourceful dependent on the sea and each other for survival. Despite the island's natural beauty it is a place that people move away from not to until an outspoken American also named Brigid arrives to claim her late uncle's cottage. Brigid has come for more than an inheritance. She's seeking a secret holy well that's rumored to grant miracles. Emer as scarred and wary as Rose is friendly and beautiful has good reason to believe in inexplicable powers. Despite her own strange abilities or perhaps because of them Emer fears that she won t be able to save her young son Niall from a growing threat. Yet Brigid has a gift too even more remarkable than Emer s. As months pass and Brigid carves out a place on the island and in the sisters lives a complicated web of betrayal fear and desire culminates in one shocking night that will change the island and its inhabitants forever. Steeped in Irish history and lore The Stolen Child is a mesmerizing descent into old world beliefs and a captivating exploration of desire myth motherhood and love in all its forms. Steeped in dark Irish mythology The Stolen Child is a piercing exploration of regret and desire longing and love. It is a gorgeously written inventive and compelling novel. Ayelet Waldman Kirkus Most Addictive Books of 2017
Title: The Stolen Child A Novel
Author(s): Carey Lisa
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780062492180
Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 2/7/2017
Description: From the author of the critically acclaimed The Mermaids Singing comes a haunting luminous novel set on an enchanted island off the west coast of Ireland where magic faith and superstition pervade the inhabitants lives and tangled relationships perfect for fans of Eowyn Ivey Sarah Waters and Angela Carter. May 1959. From one side of St. Brigid's Island the mountains of Connemara can be glimpsed on the distant mainland; from the other the Atlantic stretches as far as the eye can see. This remote settlement without electricity or even a harbor has scarcely altered since its namesake saint set up a convent of stone huts centuries ago. Those who live there including sisters Rose and Emer are hardy and resourceful dependent on the sea and each other for survival. Despite the island's natural beauty it is a place that people move away from not to until an outspoken American also named Brigid arrives to claim her late uncle's cottage. Brigid has come for more than an inheritance. She's seeking a secret holy well that's rumored to grant miracles. Emer as scarred and wary as Rose is friendly and beautiful has good reason to believe in inexplicable powers. Despite her own strange abilities or perhaps because of them Emer fears that she won t be able to save her young son Niall from a growing threat. Yet Brigid has a gift too even more remarkable than Emer s. As months pass and Brigid carves out a place on the island and in the sisters lives a complicated web of betrayal fear and desire culminates in one shocking night that will change the island and its inhabitants forever. Steeped in Irish history and lore The Stolen Child is a mesmerizing descent into old world beliefs and a captivating exploration of desire myth motherhood and love in all its forms. Steeped in dark Irish mythology The Stolen Child is a piercing exploration of regret and desire longing and love. It is a gorgeously written inventive and compelling novel. Ayelet Waldman Kirkus Most Addictive Books of 2017
Title: The Stolen Child A Novel
Author(s): Carey Lisa
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780062492180
Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 2/7/2017