Description
The sea tore them apart. Could it bring them back together? The unforgettable story of a tragic love affair, a lost boy and a tiny seafaring village finding new hope as its secrets come to light.
‘A beautifully written story of loss and love’ Florence Knapp
Dorothy first came to Skerry when she was a hopeful young teacher, but she has never felt at home.
Misunderstandings with the other women in the village have left her isolated from their close-knit circle. And then there is Joseph, the soft-spoken fisherman who stirred up her heart all those years ago but does everything he can to avoid her now. But when Joseph finds a little boy washed up on Skerry’s windswept beach, barely alive, his arrival unearths the villagers’ buried secrets.
As the snow cuts Skerry off from the rest of the world, Dorothy agrees to look after the child – and finds herself thrown together again with Joseph, after years of keeping their distance…
Paperback | Publication: 19 Mar 2026, Vintage
ISBN: 9781529943085
Extent: 368 pages
