The Stolen Child

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Pub Date 12 Jan 2017 | Archive Date 12 Jan 2017

Description

St Brigid's is a remote island off the west coast of Ireland. It is a barren place and its small community is dwindling. But according to rumour it is a magical place, home to a healing well.

Two sisters, Rose and Emer, have resisted the call of the mainland. Rose is beautiful, blessed with love and many children. Emer is unlovely and, worse still, she is cursed by the strange currents that run through her fingers.

When a dazzling stranger alights on St Brigid's, she is shunned. She has come in search of a miracle, and the islanders keep their secrets close. But gradually she insinuates her way into the sisters' lives, and even Emer opens her heart.

Little do they realise that her quest will endanger the lives of all who remain on the island. Passion will endanger everything they hold dear.

St Brigid's is a remote island off the west coast of Ireland. It is a barren place and its small community is dwindling. But according to rumour it is a magical place, home to a healing well.

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A beautifully rendered tale of love, and loss, and lust and magic, in an island setting that felt like both miracle and curse. The prose is beautifully, sweeping and bleak, and the weaving together of Brigid and Emer's stories was delicious, I especially enjoyed the echoing of the island's history and mythology in their relationship. Part fever dream, part fairytale, part love story, The Stolen Child is one of the best books I've read this year, and I know I'll be re-reading it in the future.

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