The House Between Tides: A spellbindingly atmospheric mystery set in the beautiful Scottish wilderness, Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year 2018
Feb 2018 · Hachette UK
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Readers adore THE HOUSE BETWEEN TIDES
'For any novel, it's a cracker. For a first novel, it's incredible.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I LOVED IT. So beautifully written, descriptive and atmospheric - you can hear the waves, feel yourself buffeted by the wind and rain. A book to be savoured and one which I am sure I will read again' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'What a pleasure to discover a new author who can really write! The descriptions of place and time and feeling take you right into the experience of the story - it was hard to put down. I am ordering the author's next book straightaway!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Oh this is such a magical book, I really didn't want it to end. It reminded me of the writings of Susan Fletcher who I love, a sort of mystical way of describing settings, almost poetical. Oh I can't recommend this enough!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A captivating story of a crumbling estate in the wilds of Scotland, its century-old secret and an enduring mystery . . .
Following the death of her last living relative, Hetty Deveraux leaves London and her strained relationship behind for Muirlan, her ancestral home in Scotland - now in ruins. As Hetty dives headfirst into the repairs, she discovers a shocking secret protected by the house for a hundred years.
With only whispered rumours circulating among the local villagers and a handful of leads to guide her, Hetty finds the power of the past is still affecting her present in startling ways.
'There is an echo of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca in Sarah Maine's appealing debut novel' Independent
'For any novel, it's a cracker. For a first novel, it's incredible.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I LOVED IT. So beautifully written, descriptive and atmospheric - you can hear the waves, feel yourself buffeted by the wind and rain. A book to be savoured and one which I am sure I will read again' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'What a pleasure to discover a new author who can really write! The descriptions of place and time and feeling take you right into the experience of the story - it was hard to put down. I am ordering the author's next book straightaway!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Oh this is such a magical book, I really didn't want it to end. It reminded me of the writings of Susan Fletcher who I love, a sort of mystical way of describing settings, almost poetical. Oh I can't recommend this enough!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A captivating story of a crumbling estate in the wilds of Scotland, its century-old secret and an enduring mystery . . .
Following the death of her last living relative, Hetty Deveraux leaves London and her strained relationship behind for Muirlan, her ancestral home in Scotland - now in ruins. As Hetty dives headfirst into the repairs, she discovers a shocking secret protected by the house for a hundred years.
With only whispered rumours circulating among the local villagers and a handful of leads to guide her, Hetty finds the power of the past is still affecting her present in startling ways.
'There is an echo of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca in Sarah Maine's appealing debut novel' Independent
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August 30, 2022
I thouroughly enjoyed this book, a debut by Sarah Maine. The two protagonists, two women are living 100 years apart. Hetty, the modern time woman, inheriites a house and land on a remote scottish isleland and unravels gradually the story of Beatrice, who lived there 100 years earlier. The discription of the rough scottish landscape and its simple people is vivid and enchanting, but very early in the book it is clear that something is wrong. A survey of the crumbling house reveils a scelleton, burried in the house. The author masters grippingly the art to keep you speculating,, make you feeling sure and then adds another twist to the story and when you are almost sure of the identity, you just want to know what happend by whom and why. Yes, the story is a little rushed towards the end, but with the tension build high I did not find this awkward, but rather relaxing.
About the author
Sarah Maine was born in England but grew up partly in Canada before returning to England for university. She studied archaeology and for many years worked in the profession but is now a freelance writer and researcher. Sarah's debut novel The House Between Tides (previously Bhalla Strand 2014) was re-published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2018. Beyond the Wild River (2017) is her second novel and Women of the Dunes will be published in 2018.
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