Zusatztext The House Between Tides reminds me of books written by Phyllis Whitney! Victoria Holt or Mary Stewart in that they all have the same style of writing! moody! dark and atmospheric stories that involve romance and mystery where the male characters are often brooding and the women are bound to fall in love them in spite of their moodiness and mystery." Informationen zum Autor Sarah Maine was born in England but grew up partly in Canada before returning to the United Kingdom, where she now lives. She is the author of The House Between Tides , Beyond the Wild River , and Women of the Dunes. Klappentext An atmospheric debut rooted in Outer Hebrides setting and gothic tradition, this dual-timeline historical mystery follows a woman who uncovers a hidden skeleton on her family's remote island estate, unraveling ancestral secrets and the mystery of its long-forgotten occupants. Following the death of her last living relative, Hetty Deveraux leaves London and her strained relationship behind for Muirlan, her ancestral home in Scotland's Outer Hebrides. She intends to renovate the ruinous house into a hotel, but the shocking discovery of human remains brings her ambitious restoration plans to an abrupt halt before they even begin. Few physical clues are left to identify the body, but one thing is certain: this person did not die a natural death. Hungry for answers, Hetty discovers that Muirlan was once the refuge of her distant relative Theo Blake, the acclaimed painter and naturalist who brought his new bride, Beatrice, there in 1910. Yet ancient gossip and a handful of leads reveal that their marriage was far from perfect; Beatrice eventually vanished from the island, never to return, and Theo withdrew from society, his paintings becoming increasingly dark and disturbing. What happened between them has remained a mystery, but as Hetty listens to the locals and studies the masterful paintings produced by Theo during his short-lived marriage, she begins unraveling ancestral secrets that still echo through the island's close-knit community. In this dual-timeline historical mystery, the impact of history on the present slowly unfolds in a narrative rich with gothic undertones and emotional depth. Zusammenfassung An atmospheric debut novel about a woman who discovers the century-old remains of a murder victim on her family's Scottish estate! plunging her into an investigation of its mysterious former occupants. Following the death of her last living relative! Hetty Deveraux leaves London and her strained relationship behind for Muirlan! her ancestral home in Scotland's Outer Hebrides. She intends to renovate the ruinous house into a hotel! but the shocking discovery of human remains brings her ambitious restoration plans to an abrupt halt before they even begin. Few physical clues are left to identify the body! but one thing is certain: this person did not die a natural death. Hungry for answers! Hetty discovers that Muirlan was once the refuge of her distant relative Theo Blake! the acclaimed painter and naturalist who brought his new bride! Beatrice! there in 1910. Yet ancient gossip and a handful of leads reveal that their marriage was far from perfect; Beatrice eventually vanished from the island! never to return! and Theo withdrew from society! his paintings becoming increasingly dark and disturbing. What happened between them has remained a mystery! but as Hetty listens to the locals and studies the masterful paintings produced by Theo during his short-lived marriage! she uncovers secrets that still reverberate through the small island communityand will lead her to the identity of the long-hidden body. ...

ldquo;The House Between Tides reminds me of books written by Phyllis Whitney, Victoria Holt or Mary Stewart in that they all have the same style of writing, moody, dark and atmospheric stories that involve romance and mystery where the male characters are often brooding and the women are bound to fall in love them in spite of their moodiness and mystery."

Autorentext

Sarah Maine was born in England but grew up partly in Canada before returning to the United Kingdom, where she now lives. She is the author of The House Between Tides, Beyond the Wild River, and Women of the Dunes.

Klappentext

An atmospheric debut rooted in Outer Hebrides setting and gothic tradition, this dual-timeline historical mystery follows a woman who uncovers a hidden skeleton on her family’s remote island estate, unraveling ancestral secrets and the mystery of its long-forgotten occupants.

Following the death of her last living relative, Hetty Deveraux leaves London and her strained relationship behind for Muirlan, her ancestral home in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. She intends to renovate the ruinous house into a hotel, but the shocking discovery of human remains brings her ambitious restoration plans to an abrupt halt before they even begin. Few physical clues are left to identify the body, but one thing is certain: this person did not die a natural death.

Hungry for answers, Hetty discovers that Muirlan was once the refuge of her distant relative Theo Blake, the acclaimed painter and naturalist who brought his new bride, Beatrice, there in 1910. Yet ancient gossip and a handful of leads reveal that their marriage was far from perfect; Beatrice eventually vanished from the island, never to return, and Theo withdrew from society, his paintings becoming increasingly dark and disturbing.

What happened between them has remained a mystery, but as Hetty listens to the locals and studies the masterful paintings produced by Theo during his short-lived marriage, she begins unraveling ancestral secrets that still echo through the island’s close-knit community. In this dual-timeline historical mystery, the impact of history on the present slowly unfolds in a narrative rich with gothic undertones and emotional depth.

Zusammenfassung
An atmospheric debut novel about a woman who discovers the century-old remains of a murder victim on her family’s Scottish estate, plunging her into an investigation of its mysterious former occupants.

Following the death of her last living relative, Hetty Deveraux leaves London and her strained relationship behind for Muirlan, her ancestral home in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. She intends to renovate the ruinous house into a hotel, but the shocking discovery of human remains brings her ambitious restoration plans to an abrupt halt before they even begin. Few physical clues are left to identify the body, but one thing is certain: this person did not die a natural death.

Hungry for answers, Hetty discovers that Muirlan was once the refuge of her distant relative Theo Blake, the acclaimed painter and naturalist who brought his new bride, Beatrice, there in 1910. Yet ancient gossip and a handful of leads reveal that their marriage was far from perfect; Beatrice eventually vanished from the island, never to return, and Theo withdrew from society, his paintings becoming increasingly dark and disturbing.

What happened between them has remained a mystery, but as Hetty listens to the locals and studies the masterful paintings produced by Theo during his short-lived marriage, she uncovers secrets that still reverberate through the small island community—and will lead her to the identity of the long-hidden body.

Leseprobe
The House Between Tides

Chapter 1

2010, James

The first bone he had dismissed as dead sheep. There’d been others—ribs decaying amidst rabbit droppings and debris from the collapsing ceilings, or bleached vertebrae. But the next one was a long bone, and he held it, considering a moment, then rocked back on his heels.

This was no sheep.

He leant forward, interest sharpening, and scraped at the sandy soil, …