A Curse for the Homesick

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'If you were eighty, and you'd spent your whole life not letting yourself love him, and he was eighty, and he'd never been turned to stone ­­- how much would you regret it?'

The island of Stenland is cursed: women, chosen at random, awaken with three black slashes on their forehead. The first person they meet eyes with turns to stone.

This is how Tess Eriksson's mother killed Soren Fell's parents. It was an accident, but that has never made it any easier to forgive.

Since then, all Tess has wanted is to leave Stenland. All Soren has wanted is to stay.

The only thing they want more . . . is each other.

But how can you love one person more than everything else combined? And how do you take the risk on love, if it could mean destroying the person you hold most dear?

Critics Review

A lyrical, melancholy, and deeply moving story about the people we love and the places we long for, even when we know we shouldn't. Aching and poignant
Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning
Stunning, heartbreaking, a gorgeous lyrical page-turner, A Curse for the Homesick is a must-read for anyone who understands that love is the deepest, darkest form of magic
Meg Shaffer, USA Today bestselling author of The Lost Story
With her signature atmospheric prose and incisive eye for detail, Robson will make you yearn for a place you've never been. A bittersweet, hopeful tale about what it means to belong to a place ­- and how love is a risk worth taking
Allison Saft, New York Times bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic
Star-crossed lovers, a remote island, a deadly curse . . . A Curse for the Homesick is an emotionally-charged rollercoaster that is as sexy as it is haunting. You won't want to put it down, but you might have to once in a while just to catch your breath.
Ruth Emmie Lang, author of Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance
A thoroughly modern love story set against a backdrop of ancient mythology, it evokes perfectly that feeling of, at long last, finding the only place in this world that is home. Deeply atmospheric, profound, and beautiful
James Goodhand, author of The Day Tripper
Robson's writing brings the island's fog-laden landscapes vividly to life, balancing a sense of doom with poetic melancholy. With the skeld curse as a backdrop, Robson deftly examines the emotional costs of family, love, and loyalty. Fans of literary fantasy and bittersweet romance will find this an enthralling read that lingers like a half-forgotten memory
Booklist
Robson's simple, elegant tale is also a devoted character study and a love letter to her gorgeous fictional setting. [...] This grounded, moving novel is a perfect rainy day read and an ode to what it is to be human. Laura Brooke Robson's debut fantasy romance is both second-chance love story and devoted character study, all written with simple elegance
Jessica Peng
Robson's darkly enchanting debut infuses [a]coming-of-age [novel] with a fairy tale quality and makes the bonds between [characters] feel believable and robust. This is sure to win fans
Publishers Weekly

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