The Hollow Sea - The unforgettable and mesmerising debut inspired by mythology

Shot through with shimmering myth, sorrow and hope'' Polly Crosby, author of The Illustrated Childbr>br>''Greys and greens. Waves churning over rocks. These were the waves that had tugged at my soul, sung to me my whole life.br>"This is the Hollow Sea," I whispered.''br>br>PRE-ORDER THIS MESMERISING DEBUT NOVEL, WOVEN THROUGH WITH MYTHOLOGY AND LEGENDbr>br>When Scottie realises that she may never become a mother, she makes the heart-breaking decision to flee to the remote North Atlantic archipelago of St Hia.br>br>Lashed by storms and far from the mainland, the islands are dangerous. Many have been lost to the ferocious tides known as the Hollow Sea - and local folklore warns that St Hia was once the home of a witch. Her name was Thordis, and when she was unable to provide her husband with a child, she was driven to a terrible act...br>br>The islanders warn newcomers against examining the past, but Scottie can''t look away from the mystery of what happened to Thordis. br>br>Could it be that St Hia''s troubled history holds the key to Scottie''s future?br>br>br>''A heart-rending atmospheric novel of finding what makes one whole'' Melissa Fu, author of Peach Blossom Spring>

Product details

• Authors: Anne Kirby, Annie Kirby
• Publisher: Michael Joseph
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9780241522097
• ISBN: 978-0-241-52209-7
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 222 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Sea Stories, Iceland, Scotland, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Motherhood, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Myth & legend told as fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction