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"Utterly spellbinding....Witchcraft meets thriller."—Pop Sugar
Two sisters go missing on a remote Scottish island. Twenty years later, one is found—but she's still the same age as when she disappeared. The secrets of witches have reached across the centuries in this chilling Gothic thriller from the author of the acclaimed The Nesting.
When single mother Liv is commissioned to paint a mural in a 100-year-old lighthouse on a remote Scottish island, it's an opportunity to start over with her three daughters—Luna, Sapphire, and Clover. When two of her daughters go missing, she's frantic. She learns that the cave beneath the lighthouse was once a prison for women accused of witchcraft. The locals warn her about wildlings, supernatural beings who mimic human children, created by witches for revenge. Liv is told wildlings are dangerous and must be killed.
Twenty-two years later, Luna has been searching for her missing sisters and mother. When she receives a call about her youngest sister, Clover, she's initially ecstatic. Clover is the sister she remembers—except she's still seven years old, the age she was when she vanished. Luna is worried Clover is a wildling. Luna has few memories of her time on the island, but she'll have to return to find the truth of what happened to her family. But she doesn't realize just how much the truth will change her.
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October 5, 2021 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593456736
- File size: 292694 KB
- Duration: 10:09:46
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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An ensemble of narrators, led by Lesley Harcourt, enhances this gothic/paranormal story. There's a sense of foreboding as listeners meet Olivia Stay and her daughters in 1998. When they move to a Scottish lighthouse to paint a mural, Olivia is given a disturbing sketch. Later, daughter Sapphire finds a grimoire recounting details of horrific witch trials and burnings in 1662. When the family meets the locals--relatives of the witches--they realize that the children, as possible sacrifices, are in danger. Chillingly, the entire family disappears under mysterious circumstances. The ensemble believably presents the diverse characters. Listeners will cringe when the sisters return to the lighthouse in 2021, seeking answers. Audio remarkably conveys the changing times, accents, and personalities that are part of this unforgettable tale. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine
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