The Wind Off the Small Isles, Mary Stewart
The Wind Off the Small Isles, Mary Stewart
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The Wind Off the Small Isles
Two enchanting stories from the Queen of the Romantic Mystery

Author: Mary Stewart

Narrator: Susie Riddell

Unabridged: 1 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/22/2016


Synopsis

Beloved author Mary Stewart's long-lost novella, now available for the first time in 40 years and perfect for fans of Anya Seton, Daphne du Maurier and Santa Montefiore.

'Now she would spell love her own way...'

In 1879, a wealthy young woman elopes with an impoverished fisherman, leaving her family, who live on the volcanic island of Lanzarote, distraught. In 1968, 23-year-old Perdita West, secretary to the famous author Cora Gresham, visits Lanzarote, the strangest and most wild of the Canary Isles, on a research trip. They meet Cora's estranged son, Mike, and fall in love with the unusual, beautiful little island.

While snorkeling, a landslide traps Perdita in an underwater cave. No one knows where she is, so she can't count on a rescue. And her efforts to save herself will reveal the solution to a century-old mystery...

The Wind off the Small Isles is Mary Stewart's sweeping, romantic long-lost novella, finally being brought back to print in a beautiful, all new edition for the first time in more than four decades.

(P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton

About Mary Stewart

Mary Stewart was one of the 20th century's bestselling and best-loved novelists. She was born in Sunderland, County Durham in 1916, but lived for most of her life in Scotland, a source of much inspiration for her writing. Her first novel, Madam, Will You Talk? was published in 1955 and marked the beginning of a long and acclaimed writing career. In 1971 she was awarded the International PEN Association's Frederick Niven Prize for The Crystal Cave, and in 1974 the Scottish Arts Council Award for one of her children's books, Ludo and the Star Horse. She was married to the Scottish geologist Frederick Stewart, and died in 2014.


Reviews

November 2019 buddy read with the Mary Stewart group! Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands 3.75 stars. If you're a fan of Mary Stewart's classic romantic suspense novels, this obscure novella has been like the Holy Grail: out of print, hard to find and wildly overpriced. For a few years we fans in the......more

Goodreads review by Jaline

This little novella is classic Mary Stewart in a nutshell version. Originally published in 1968, it was re-released in 2016 and I am so glad I found it. All the essentials of Mary Stewart’s magic are here: beautiful descriptive writing, strong characters and the development of their relationships, su......more