Katie Fforde
A TRIP to the Caribbean island of Dominica to track down a
rare archaeological stone for her father should have been a treat for Cass, who
is happy to revisit a place she loves.
But the remote island has been hit by a powerful hurricane,
leaving destruction its wake, and Cass’s visit will not just test her personal
resilience and bravery, but take her down a rocky road of self-discovery.
Escape to a beautiful (but in this case battered) landscape
across the seas in popular author Katie Fforde’s love letter to Dominica... a tale
of intrigue and romance inspired by her own family history and experiences in
Dominica, and in particular those of her cousin, Dr Lennox Honeychurch, an anthropologist
and writer of numerous books on the history of the island.
Packed with the breathtaking dangers and dramas of an island population coping with the aftermath of a fierce hurricane, and Fforde’s trademark cast of eclectic characters, this is the perfect antidote to the tail end of winter. Convinced that her divorced parents will never accept her dreams of becoming an artist because they believe there is no future in it, Cass is giving herself a final summer of freedom before starting a course to become a teacher.
Accompanying Cass on the journey will be the ruggedly handsome ’hotshot journalist’ Ranulph who is a neighbour of her father and has his own connections to Dominica but when they arrive
it’s all hands on deck to help the battered island before they can begin looking for the rare stone. What’s more, there are others looking for the petroglyph – one of them dangerously ruthless one –and soon the hunt leads Cass down a path that will test both her courage and her initiative. Add on the complication that she is falling head-over-heels for cool-headed Ranulph and this is a summer she will never forget.Cass’s rollercoaster journey takes her from a youthful blend of defiance and uncertainty to a woman discovering her fighting spirit, the stirrings of a love that might be more than just a fleeting romance, and on a very different path in life to the one her parents might have mapped out for her. From the crystal clear sunshine of the Scottish highlands to the devastation of an island struggling with the aftermath of a terrible storm, Fforde (pictured above) plunges us into the heart of community brought together by a disaster, and into a high-stakes race against time to find the ancient stone carvings.
Packed with the author’s natural warmth and wisdom, and her
special brand of sparkling storytelling, Island in the Sun is a super, slow-cook
love affair, perfectly spiced with surprises and danger, and served up with all
the finesse of the ‘godmother of romantic fiction.’
(Century, hardback, £16.99)
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