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Synopsis:
/span>1982. Thirteen-year-old Ewan Fraser is sent to the remote island of Barra, off Scotland’s west coast, to stay with his aunt and uncle.
Resigned to a monotonous summer of boredom, he is befriended by local girl Laura Robertson; together they explore the golden beaches and rocky coves of the idyllic island.
But a dark secret that connects Laura to the mysterious outcast Mhairi Matheson and her son, Billy, is hidden beneath the tranquil surface…
A secret that threatens to tear the small community apart.
Forty years later, Ewan returns to confront the truth about the formative summer of his adolescence, and finally learn the truth about Laura and the boy from Barra.
Review:
This book reads like almost a biography, but it's really fiction. But it gives you an amazing feel for the Scottish Isle of Barra (our ancestor's home!). Like others, an unresolved mystery and a decision unmade haunt Ewan as he is making changes in his personal life, so he decided to go to Barra to right what he should have done when he was there at the age of 13, By going back and forth in time, the author allows us to get into Ewan's thoughts and memories, and understand why he is there. It's a stunning book in it's simplicity and t's one to relish as Summer ends.
About the Author:
Iain Kelly lives in East Kilbride in Scotland, where he spends most of his time raising his twins. He graduated from the University of Glasgow with a master’s degree in English Literature and Film & Television Studies and works as an editor in the television industry. Any spare time is spent writing, reading and watching stories. His first novel, A Justified State (2018), was followed by State Of Denial (2019) and State Of War (2020).
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