The Sirens

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From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Weyward
'Teems with family secrets, eerie dreams and deep transformation The Sirens will sweep you away' SARAH PENNER

'What a gorgeous book this is Wistful, haunting, drenched in seaweed and a frothy tide' CJ COOKE

'Enthralling, compelling It made me cry on a railway platform BRIDGET COLLINS
Sisters separated by hundreds of years.

Voices that can't be drowned out.

Lucy is running from what shes done: the terror of waking with her hands around her ex-lovers throat, his face turning purple and eyes bulging. Pursued by nightmares and with nowhere else to go she makes for her big sister's clifftop home. But when she arrives, Jess is nowhere to be found.

The town is strange and full of rumours: a dozen men disappeared, without a trace. Womens voices murmuring on the waves. A foundling discovered in a sea-swept cave.

As Lucy searches for Jess, her dreams seem to draw closer. She can see two sisters in a murky past. She can see a world where men always seem to get their way. And something in her body wants to fight back.

Could the answer to who she is and whats happening to her lie in this quiet, sea-soaked town Could it lie two hundred years deep in the past

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'Enthralling, compelling, poignant It made me cry on a railway platform BRIDGET COLLINS, author of The Silence Factory

What a gorgeous book this is Wistful, haunting, drenched in seaweed and a frothy tide, a story about sisterhood and the ocean. Beautiful I just loved it CJ COOKE, author of The Lighthouse Witches

'Evocative and compelling, The Sirens is a deeply layered mystery, and a luminous ode to the sea and sisterhood. Written with Emilia Hart's assured and shimmering prose, the story is as hopeful as it is heart-wrenching' LUCY CLARKE, author of The Hike

'Emilia Hart's sophomore novel is a story of sisters separated by centuries, yet connected by their inexplicable pull to the ocean. Set against the dark cliffs and caves of New South Wales, The Sirens teems with family secrets, eerie dreams, and deep transformation. A compelling tale of sisterhood, sacrifice, and the sea, this is a beautiful follow-up to Hart's sensational debut, Weyward. The Sirens will sweep you away' SARAH PENNER, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary

'Emilia Hart takes the reader on a mythical journey through time, evoking ancient tales of the sea and female bonds that are tested but never broken. The Sirens surprises and delights and allows us as readers to imagine a world where myth and reality collide. A beautiful and propulsive story full of love and intrigue. A remarkable read!' AMANDA PETERS, bestselling author of The Berry Pickers

I absolutely adored this powerful, beguiling novel, steeped in magic, mystery and the wild forces of the ocean. A testament to the unbreakable bond of sisterhood and the eerie echoes of history, it weaved its way into my heart and lingered long after the last page. So vivid, Emilia Hart must have saltwater running through her veins LIZZIE POOK, author of Moonlight and the Pearlers Daughter

Author Bio

Emilia Hart is a British-Australian writer. She was born in Sydney and studied English Literature and Law at the University of New South Wales before working as a lawyer in Sydney and London. Emilia is a graduate of Curtis Brown Creative's Three Month Online Novel Writing Course and was Highly Commended in the 2021 Caledonia Novel Award. Her short fiction has been published in Australia and the UK. She lives in London.