‘Wonderful writing with a beautifully haunting tone. ‘Seething with gothic menace … interweaves myth, superstition and history in a way which feels strikingly relevant and gripping’ Caroline Lea Underpinned by a story of the Scottish witch hunts, the themes remain starkly relevant today’ Elizabeth Lee ‘With characters that feel like they live and breathe, an atmospheric setting and a plot that kept me guessing, all delivered in luminous prose, this is a flawless read. It’s a compelling story and very satisfying how the threads are woven together’ Kate Sawyer ‘An intricate story about women and witch trials but with a delightful timeslip element that really works.
‘This ghost story is a perfect mix of propulsive plot and shivers-up-the-spine spookiness’ Good Housekeeping 'A gripping modern gothic thriller that is also a haunting depiction of witch trials, it is a wonderfully atmospheric and compelling novel’ Rosamund Lupton Cooke’s best yet! A fascinating and enthralling read’ Nina Pottell, Prima I mean, what is there not to love? This is C.J. ‘This book is SO good! … Multiple narrators and time frames, family dynamics, siblings, witches eerie but not scary.
Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.‘Right from the start, I was hooked on this eerie, cryptic novel’ Samantha Downing But she doesn't realize just how much the truth will change her. Luna has few memories of her time on the island, but she'll have to return to find the truth of what happened to her family. Clover is the sister she remembers-except she's still seven years old, the age she was when she vanished. When she receives a call about her youngest sister, Clover, she's initially ecstatic. Twenty-two years later, Luna has been searching for her missing sisters and mother. Liv is told wildlings are dangerous and must be killed.
The locals warn her about wildlings, supernatural beings who mimic human children, created by witches for revenge. She learns that the cave beneath the lighthouse was once a prison for women accused of witchcraft. When two of her daughters go missing, she's frantic. When single mother Liv is commissioned to paint a mural in a 100-year-old lighthouse on a remote Scottish island, it's an opportunity to start over with her three daughters-Luna, Sapphire, and Clover. The secrets of witches have reached across the centuries in this chilling Gothic thriller from the author of the acclaimed The Nesting. Twenty years later, one is found-but she's still the same age as when she disappeared. Two sisters go missing on a remote Scottish island.
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