Flash Review
This book went as fast as freshly baked short cake and tea on a chilly afternoon in the Scottish highlands, a place where "the wind never ceases, the sun never shines, and where the past won't let you go...". An ingenious trifold mystery plot and an enchanting setting...perfect for lovers of all-things Scottish and fans of historical fiction ever so slightly infused with romance. Loved it! 5 stars
About the Book
WOMEN OF THE DUNES
By
Sarah Maine
Published by Atria Books on July 24, 2018
Paperback, 373 pages
Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Mystery
Amazon
From the author of the acclaimed novels The House Between Tides and Beyond the Wild River, a rich, atmospheric tale set on the sea-lashed coast of west Scotland, in which the lives of a ninth-century Norsewoman, a nineteenth-century woman, and a twenty-first-century archeologist weave together after a body is discovered in the dunes.Libby Snow has always felt the pull of Ullanessm a lush Scottish island enshrouded in myth and deeply important to her family. Her great-great-grandmother Ellen was obsessed with the strange legend of Ulla, a Viking maiden who washed up on shore with the nearly lifeless body of her husband—and who inspired countless epic poems and the island’s name.Central to the mystery is an ornate chalice and Libby, an archaeologist, finally has permission to excavate the site where Ulla is believed to have lived. But what Libby finds in the ancient dunes is a body from the Victorian era, clearly murdered…and potentially connected to Ellen.What unfolds is an epic story that spans centuries, with Libby mining Ellen and Ulla’s stories for clues about the body, and in doing so, discovering the darker threads that bind all three women together across history.Infused with Sarah Maine’s signature “meticulous research and descriptive passages of lush, beautiful landscapes” (Publishers Weekly), Women of the Dunes is a beautifully told and compelling mystery for fans of Kate Morton and Beatriz Williams
