Stormy Petrel: The gripping classic of love and adventure in the Scottish Hebrides from the Queen of the Romantic Mystery
By (Author) Mary Stewart
Hodder & Stoughton
Hodder Paperback
12th July 2011
17th March 2011
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.914
Paperback
240
Width 128mm, Height 198mm, Spine 20mm
180g
The isolated cottage on the remote Hebridean island of Moila seemed like an ideal away-from-it-all retreat for writer Rose Fenemore, a place where she could work in peace, and where her brother Crispin could walk, fish and photograph the birds and wildlife.
But it is not easy to escape the world and its troubles. Crispin's arrival is delayed, and Rose, on her own in the lonely cottage, has to cope with two very different men who come in from the sea on a night of summer storm.Lady Stewart's writing is illuminated by her evident affection for the Western Scottish landscape . . . a rattling good yarn - Sunday Telegraph
A sunset touch . . . a gentle love story . . . a happy return - The TimesA beautifully written, atmospheric story - Birmingham PostShe set the bench mark for pace, suspense and romance - with a great dollop of escapism as the icing - Elizabeth BuchanA comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. I'd rather read her than most other authors. - Harriet EvansMary Stewart is one of our most successful novelists. Her first novel, MADAM WILL YOU TALK, was published in 1955. It was an immediate success and marked the beginning of a long and acclaimed writing career. All her novels have been bestsellers on both sides of the Atlantic. She was made a Doctor of Literature by Durham University in 2009.