Book Synopsis:
1927: When Fred Lawson takes a summer job on St Kilda, little does he realise that he has joined the last community to ever live on that beautiful, isolated island. Only three years later, St Kilda will be evacuated, the islanders near-dead from starvation. But for Fred, that summer – and the island woman, Chrissie, whom he falls in love with – becomes the very thing that sustains him in the years ahead.
1940: Fred has been captured behind enemy lines in France and finds himself in a prisoner-of-war camp. Beaten and exhausted, his thoughts return to the island of his youth and the woman he loved and lost. When Fred makes his daring escape, prompting a desperate journey across occupied territory, he is sustained by one thought only: finding his way back to Chrissie.
The Lost Lights of St Kilda is a sweeping love story that will cross oceans and decades. It is a moving and deeply vivid portrait of two lovers, a desolate island, and the extraordinary power of hope in the face of darkness.
The Lights Of St Kilda is published in ebook and hardback on the 5th March 2020. You can pre-order your copy using the link below.
My Review:
This was a simply stunning read which manages to be both a haunting tale and wonderfully romantic.
Firstly the author’s wonderful descriptions of St Kilda are incredibly vivid and made me feel that I was actually there experiencing everything first hand. I felt that I could feel the strength of the wind, feel the biting cold and the sense of isolation during the dark winter months. The evacuation when it came really affected me as it felt it was happening to me. It was quite hard to read about and I felt myself tearing up as I read.
The romantic part of the story was beautifully told and I loved that the reader gets to follow both sides of the story. Fred’s tense, heart stopping journey through war torn Europe was incredibly nail biting, especially as I was hoping for a happy reunion with Chrissy the whole time. This made the story very gripping and I found myself fully absorbed in the book wanting the two to find each other again.
This is the second book I’ve read by this author and I can’t wait to read more from her in the future. If you are a fan of historical fiction then this book is a must read. It is one of the best books I’ve read and it’s a story I’ve continued thinking about long after I’ve finished reading.
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Kirsty from Corvus for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Elisabeth Gifford grew up in a vicarage in the industrial Midlands. She studied French literature and world religions at Leeds University. She has a Diploma in Creative Writing from Oxford OUDCE and an MA in Creative Writing from Royal Holloway College. She is married with three children, and lives in Kingston upon Thames.
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THanks for the blog tour support Jo x
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