The Winter Sea
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Synopsis
Now, Carrie McClelland hopes to turn that story into her next bestselling novel. Settling herself in the shadow of Slains Castle, she creates a heroine named for one of her own ancestors, and starts to write.
But when she discovers her novel is more fact than fiction, Carrie wonders if she might be dealing with ancestral memory…making her the only living person who can know the truth of what did happen all those years ago – a tale of love and loyalty…and ultimate betrayal.
A deeply-engaging romance and a compelling historical novel…Susanna Kearsley has written a marvellous book.
— Bernard Cornwell
Did You Know…
This book is also published in the UK as Sophia’s Secret.
Under that title, it was shortlisted for the 2009 Romantic Novel of the Year award.
Gallery
The St Olaf Hotel where I stayed
The Killie
Main Street Cruden Bay
Harbour Street Cruden Bay, where Jimmy lives
Another view of the beach
The dunes above the beach where Sophia and Moray sit and talk
The lane up Ward Hill
The view of the beach from Ward Hill. The rubble foundation in the left foreground became Carrie’s cottage.
Slains Castle as seen from Ward Hill
The path leading down into the gully from Ward Hill
In the gully between Ward Hill and the castle
The modern day bridge over the burn
Slains Castle as it looked when I saw it in 2006. Sophia’s chamber was in the square tower at the far right.
What remains of the stables at Slains
Inside an old corridor at Slains
The sea from Slains
Another view from Slains
The room below the drawing room
The Winter Sea viewed from the window of the room below the drawing room
Too close to the edge at the Bullers o’ Buchan
The Bullers o’ Buchan with boat
The old kirk
My stone with the hole in it found by my keen-eyed grandfather who passed it on to my father who gave it to me
Virtual Tour
In case you’re not altogether sick of seeing my face and my book cover on the Internet yet, here are all the stops I made in December 2010 on my first “virtual tour”… Many thanks to all the bloggers who generously hosted me, and to Danielle Jackson at Sourcebooks for shepherding me safely through the schedule!
As if the virtual tour weren’t exposure enough, the bloggers at Historical Tapestry did me the huge honour of featuring me and my books for an entire week, from November 27 to December 3, with reviews, an amazing chat session about The Winter Sea, and an interview. They even let me write a guest post explaining why Rod Taylor’s to blame for my love of time slip stories! I really can’t thank them enough. Read the posts from their Susanna Kearsley Week.
Interview
Library of Clean Reads
December 7
Guest Blog: It takes a village – Doing on-site research for The Winter Sea
History Undressed
December 9
Author Spotlight
Romance Book Junkies
December 15
Interview
Book Girl of Mur-Y-Castell
December 20
Guest Blog: Filling the holes – The challenge of writing historical fiction
Fresh Fiction
December 21
Interview
Martha’s Bookshelf
December 27
Guest Blog: What’s next?
Celtic Lady’s Reviews
Check out my other books, including more behind-the-scenes info and images.
