At the Water's Edge
A Novel
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4.1 • 927 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A daring story of adventure, friendship, and love in the shadow of WWII” (Harper’s Bazaar) from the renowned author of Ape House and Water for Elephants
“Gripping, compelling . . . Gruen’s characters are vividly drawn and her scenes are perfectly paced.”—The Boston Globe
In January 1945, when Madeline Hyde and her husband, Ellis, are cut off financially by his father, a retired army colonel who is ashamed of his son’s inability to serve, Ellis decides that the only way to regain his father’s favor is to succeed where the Colonel very publicly failed—by hunting down the famous Loch Ness monster. Leaving her sheltered world behind, Maddie reluctantly follows Ellis and his best friend, Hank, to a remote village in the Scottish Highlands. Gradually, the friendships Maddie forms with the townspeople open her up to a larger world than she knew existed. Maddie begins to see that nothing is as it first appears, and as she embraces a fuller sense of who she might be, she becomes aware not only of darker forces around her but of life’s surprising possibilities.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Sara Gruen's bestseller Water for Elephants made for a gorgeous movie—and it's just as easy to imagine this addictive World War II–era romance taking the big screen by storm. On a whim, scandal-plagued Philadelphia socialite Maddie embarks for a remote Scottish town, accompanied by her troubled husband and his mischievous best friend. Bent on finding the Loch Ness Monster, the trio end up unearthing more mysteries than they bargained for. Thanks to Gruen's finely drawn characters, expert plotting, and moody Gothic touches, we didn't want to put this thrilling and dramatic book down.
Customer Reviews
Entertaining and draws you in
It took a while to get going but the plot and particularly the Scottish characters are wonderfully done. Great little read!
Excellent Novel
Excellent!!! Don’t miss reading this book. The incites into human nature good and bad seem never to change. Let’s hope that good continues to triumph over evil…for all of our sakes.
My favourite book.
This book captured me from the very beginning. I couldn’t put it down. I read it now every year. I’m not sure what captured my heart so much about this honest. I just fell in love with the characters. I wish this one would become a movie just like book not leaving anything out. My only complaint is that it’s just not long enough.