I absolutely loved this book!

Maggie M, Reviewer

In a not too distant future, climate change has resulted in the loss of many habitable places in the world including the UK where a lot of the English east coast has been claimed by the sea. On En-Somi, a remote island in the wild North Atlantic, Marie finds a small child by the seashore. The child is cold & wet & sadly does not survive. Nobody seems to know where she came from. Along with Malcolm, a recently returned islander, they try to find out who she is. Their search takes them to the abandoned airport where a group …

I could not put it down

Nauld D, Reviewer

Wow what a book thank you ever so much for the opportunity to review. I could not put it down. Would definitely recommend to others

These fantastic moments

Jamie C, Reviewer Net Gallery

I have to compliment the way this is written first. It written from the perspective of an old woman recounting a tale. There are these fantastic moments when you are reminded of that perspective. For instance she will say "we later found out that three fingers were broken." or she will describe how the weather was that year. It is absolutely flawless because she it all flows in a way that feel authentic.
That takes true talent.
The story is lovely. I loved the characters. I loved the setting and the cultures. It has everything.

I walked every step of the way across En-Somi with them in my heart.

Robin P, Reviewer Net Gallery

In recent years the Scottish Islands have provided rugged backdrops to a spate of fiction: the excellent Shetland series by Ann Cleeves, and the superb Lewis trilogy by Peter May. Now, Maggie Allder weighs in with a stunning thriller.
The author takes one to the heart of human darkness in a tense, evocative story that is claustrophobic and set in a time when the world has been ravaged by apocalyptic climate change. The writing is impressive, addressing through fiction some of the real problems facing an overpopulated world today. I loved this uniqueness of the central quartet of characters: Marie, Malcolm, …

A Really Good Read

Graeme R, Reviewer Net Gallery

A really good read, I’ve not read much from the author but I am going to read them all as I really enjoyed this one

FantasticMoments

Jamie C, Reviewer

I have to compliment the way this is written first. It written from the perspective of an old woman recounting a tale. There are these fantastic moments when you are reminded of that perspective. For instance she will say "we later found out that three fingers were broken." or she will describe how the weather was that year. It is absolutely flawless because she it all flows in a way that feel authentic.
That takes true talent.
The story is lovely. I loved the characters. I loved the setting and the cultures. It has everything.

Thank you for this ARC.