The Sirens

From the critically-acclaimed, bestselling author of WEYWARD comes a story of sisters separated by hundreds of years, and yet bound together in more ways than they can imagine. 2019: Lucy awakens in her ex-lover''s room in the middle of the night with her hands around his throat. Horrified, she flees to her sister''s house on the coast of New South Wales, hoping Jess can help explain the vivid dreams that preceded the attack - but her sister is nowhere to be found. As Lucy waits for her return, she starts to unearth strange rumours about Jess''s town. Tales of numerous missing men, spread over decades. A baby abandoned in a sea-swept cave. Whispers of women''s voices on the waves. All the while, her dreams start to feel closer than ever... 1800: Mary and Eliza are torn from their loving home in Ireland and forced onto a convict ship heading for Australia. As the boat bears them further and further from all they know, they begin to notice changes in their bodies that they can''t explain. A breathtaking tale of female resilience, THE SIRENS is an extraordinary novel that captures the sheer power of sisterhood and the indefinable magic of the sea.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Emilia Hart
• Editore: The Borough Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 13.02.2025
• EAN: 9780008499143
• ISBN: 978-0-00-849914-3
• Dimensioni: 153 mm x 234 mm x 24 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; New South Wales, FICTION / Historical / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction: special features, Historical fiction, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, FICTION / Alternative History, Speculative fiction, Myth & legend told as fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages, Myths and Legends / Mythic fiction