The House Between Tides
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4.4 • 5 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Scotland's Outer Hebrides provides the sensuous setting for this impressive debut... a beautifully crafted novel.' Publishers Weekly
A captivating story of a crumbling estate in the wilds of Scotland, its century-old secret and an enduring mystery.
Following the deaths of her last living relatives, Hetty Deveraux leaves her strained marriage behind in London and journeys to Scotland to inspect her inheritance: her ancestral home, now in ruins. As Hetty dives headfirst into the repairs, she discovers a shocking secret protected by the house for a hundred years.
With only whispered rumours circulating among the local villagers and a handful of leads to guide her, Hetty finds the power of the past is still affecting her present in startling ways.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Muirlan Island in Scotland's Outer Hebrides provides the sensuous setting for British author Maine's impressive debut, which charts the parallel quests of two women a century apart. In 1910, Beatrice Blake, a young bride, and her husband, eminent painter Theo Blake, travel from Edinburgh to Theo's estate on Muirlan island, Muirlan House. For all Beatrice's efforts to be a loving wife, their marriage doesn't last. In 2010, copy editor Hetty Deveraux, a descendant of Theo and the estate's new owner, journeys from London to Muirlan House, which she plans to fix up as a hotel and sell. When decades-old human bones turn up buried in the sand on Muirlan, Hetty seeks to identify the remains, whose owner clearly met foul play. In researching the former residents of Muirlan House, Hetty eventually discovers what drove Beatrice and Theo apart. The revelations are inevitable yet unforced. Vivid descriptions of the island's landscape and weather enhance this beautifully crafted novel.
