The Sirens

The Instant Sunday Times bestseller

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.

Autorentext

Emilia Hart is a British-Australian writer. She was born in Sydney and studied English Literature and Law at the University of New South Wales before working as a lawyer in Sydney and London. Emilia is a graduate of Curtis Brown Creative's Three Month Online Novel Writing Course and was Highly Commended in the 2021 Caledonia Novel Award. Her short fiction has been published in Australia and the UK. She lives in London.

Klappentext

From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Weyward:FOUR SISTERS, SEPARATED BY HISTORY, BOUND BY THE SEA'Beautiful and magnificent' Jennifer Saint, author of ARIADNE

'A profoundly moving and rich historical story wrapped up in a contemporary murder mystery' ROSIE ANDREWS, author of THE LEVIATHAN

When Lucy arrives at her sister's house in a wild panic, she doesn't find the solace she's desperately seeking - only an abandoned house, in a town steeped in mystery.

As Lucy searches for her sister, instead she uncovers tales of missing men. Stories of women drowned just off the coast two hundred years before. Rumours of their voices on the waves.

Can the voices lead Lucy to her sister - or are they trying to pull them both under?

'I can't wait to see what Emilia Hart writes next' Kate Morton

READERS ARE SAYING...

'This book is a beauty. A real hidden gem. Beautifully woven storytelling'

'I devoured this book in a few days, desperate to get the next piece of the puzzle'

'There are few reads that leave me completely speechless and this is one of them'

'A truly captivating book'

Emilia Hart's book 'The Sirens' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-02-17.

Zusammenfassung
From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Weyward: FOUR SISTERS, SEPARATED BY HISTORY, BOUND BY THE SEA