Sarah Maine is a master of Scottish historical fiction

In Women of the Dunes, her two passions – archaeology and historic fiction – merge powerfully to create the atmospheric world of Libby Snow

Maine adroitly weaves together the three strands of her novel

Praise for Beyond The Wild River

Maine writes beautifully about the wilderness

Maine’s beautifully detailed descriptions of the American hinterlands provide a stunning setting for this historical tale of intrigue and suspense

Descriptive passages of lush, beautiful landscapes frame Maine’s riveting portrait of a thoughtful young woman who yearns for more than is offered by her station and her gender, and the rough-and-tumble young man who is inexorably drawn to her.

Maine’s gift of setting the mood shines in her latest novel… Fans of Kate Morton’s rich-with-atmosphere novels will feel right at home.

Praise for The House Between Tides

There is an echo of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca in Sarah Maine’s appealing debut novel

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!

…it came as a great surprise to learn that this was the author’s debut novel. I predict great things for Sarah Maine.

Scotland’s Outer Hebrides provides the sensuous setting for [this] impressive debut…[a] beautifully crafted novel.

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.

Maine contrasts Hetty’s present-day consternation with the past story of Blake and his wife, delivering details at a perfectly suspenseful pace… the historic mystery will keep readers guessing right up until the end.