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The House Between Tides

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WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018!

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A captivating story of a crumbling estate in the wilds of Scotland, its century-old secret and an enduring mystery...

Following the death of her last living relative, Hetty Deveraux leaves London and her strained relationship behind for Muirlan, her ancestral home in Scotland - 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.

*previously published as Bhalla Strand*

(P) 2019 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd

Critics Review

Lovely atmospheric descriptions of Hebridean light and landscape
The Scotsman
There is an echo of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca in Sarah Maine's appealing debut novel
The Independent
A tremendous accomplishment. So assured, so well-judged, and with such an involving story to tell, this might be the author's fifth or sixth novel, not her first. A literary star is born!
Ronald Frame, author of The Lantern Bearers and Havisham
...it came as a great surprise to learn that this was the author's debut novel. I predict great things for Sarah Maine
The Book Bag
Scotland's Outer Hebrides provides the sensuous setting for [this] impressive debut...[a] beautifully crafted novel.
Publishers Weekly
Maine skillfully balances a Daphne du Maurier atmosphere with a Barbara Vine-like psychological mystery...The setting emerges as the strongest personality in this compelling story, evoking passion in the characters as fierce as the storms which always lurk on the horizon. A debut historical thriller which deftly blends classic suspense with modern themes.
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User Reviews

Book 4.0
Narration 5.0
Author Sarah Maine
Narrator Eilidh Beaton
Duration 15 hours and 2 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781529362527
Format x-book®
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Genre Historical crime and mysteries, Historical fiction
Availability GB, IE
Rating
4.0 (1 review)
Narration
5.0 (1 review)

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