THE ISLANDERS SAY IT'S CURSED. BUT THAT'S ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE STORY . . .
'A bold, magical story' JO BROWNING WROE, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Terrible Kindness
'A majestic work of the imagination . . . I woke up thinking about it' ROSIE ANDREWS, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Leviathan
'An atmospheric tale, shot through with folklore. The writing shimmers' KATE SAWYER, Costa shortlisted author of The Stranding
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They say the Hollow Sea is cursed. A wild expanse separating the remote islands of St Hía, not even the locals brave its treacherous waters.
But new arrival Scottie feels a pull she can't ignore. Because behind the curse is the legend of Thordis: a woman whose story feels eerily familiar. No one knows what became of her, but Scottie believes Thordis's fate may answer questions about her own past.
Despite the islanders' warnings, Scottie sets out to discover the truth. But as she dares to cross the Hollow Sea, will its secrets give her the answers she needs?
Or will the past drag her under?
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'A heart-rending atmospheric novel of finding what makes one whole' Melissa Fu, author of Peach Blossom Spring
'Mesmerising' Good Housekeeping
'A poetic tale' Prima
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'Shot through with shimmering myth, sorrow and hope' Polly Crosby, author of The Illustrated Child
'Greys and greens. Waves churning over rocks. These were the waves that had tugged at my soul, sung to me my whole life.
"This is the Hollow Sea," I whispered.'
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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.
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...
The islanders warn newcomers against examining the past, but Scottie can't look away from the mystery of what happened to Thordis.
Could it be that St Hia's troubled history holds the key to Scottie's future?
'A heart-rending atmospheric novel of finding what makes one whole' Melissa Fu, author of Peach Blossom Spring