Daughter of the Sea

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4.9
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A captivating and page-turning romance perfect for fans of Christina Courtenay and Barbara Erskine!

On a windswept British coastline the tide bestows an unexpected gift...

It was the cry that she first noticed, the plaintive wail that called to her over the crash of winter waves. Wrapped only in a sealskin, the baby girl looks up at Effie and instantly captures her heart.

Effie has always been an outcast in her village, the only granddaughter of a woman people whisper is a witch, so she’s used to a solitary existence. But when Midsummer arrives so too does a man claiming to be the child’s father. Effie is surprised when he asks her to continue looking after his daughter, mysteriously refusing to explain why. When he returns six months hence she pushes him for answers. And Lachlan tells a story she never anticipated ... one of selkies, legend, and the power of the sea...

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Ratings and reviews

4.9
7 reviews
Shirley McAllister
December 21, 2021
This is a story of a legend of the Selkie. A lonely woman, an abandoned child and the sea. A fun and fanciful read to entertain you for a while as you dream of the sea and it's magic. While gathering seaweed Effie finds a baby in a basket on the edge of the ocean wrapped only in a sealskin. She retrieves the girl from the water and takes her home and raises her with her son Jack. When her husband's fishing boat is sunk she clings more to her son Jack and the baby girl which she calls Morna. The children help her with her loneliness as she is used to a solitary life being a bit of an outcast from the village for being the granddaughter of a woman they call a witch because she delves in herbal remedies. Her only friend is a man named Walter she has known for years. One day a man named Lachlan arrives at her door and claims to be Morna's father. He agrees to allow Effie to raise Morna but he visits her twice a year at midsummer and midwinter. He tells her a tale of Selkies and the power of the sea. I loved this story of a legend I read about a few times. It was a good story and very well written. I loved the characters and how Effie became an independent person and able to make her own decisions and stand up for herself as a woman. I enjoyed reading this book and I would recommend it. Thanks to Elisabeth J. Hobbes for writing a great story, to One More Chapter for publishing it and to NetGalley for making it available to me to read.
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About the author

Elisabeth’s writing career began when she finished third in Harlequin’s So You Think You Can Write contest in 2013 and hasn't looked back. She teaches Primary school but would rather write full time because unlike five year olds her characters generally do what she tells them. She spends most of her spare time reading and is a pro at cooking one-handed while holding a book.

She lives in Cheshire because the car broke down there in 1999 and she never left.

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