'A beautifully written story of loss and love' Florence Knapp 'Tender moving' Daily Mail 'A
beautiful story of grief hope and love' Lucy Diamond ' Superbly crafted and tender' Woman &
Home 'Spectacular... a gift to readers everywhere' Adriana Trigiani The sea stole him from
her. Could it bring him back? The spellbinding story of a lost boy a tragic love affair and
a seafaring community's buried secrets finally coming to light. Winter 1900 . A little boy
washes up on the beach of a small fishing village in Scotland barely alive. He bears an
uncanny resemblance to teacher Dorothy's son lost to the sea many years before. When the
village is snowed in Dorothy agrees to look after the child until he can be returned home. But
as the past rises to meet the present long-buried secrets in this tight-knit community start
to come to light. And Dorothy finds herself thrown together again with the reclusive fisherman
Joseph after years of keeping their distance... READERS LOVE THE FISHERMAN'S GIFT: 'Took my
breath away' ***** 'This book emotionally destroyed me in the best way... My heart aches so
much for these characters' ***** 'An absolute treasure of a book. I loved it from start to
finish' ***** 'A haunting and evocative read. The characters especially Dorothy have stayed
with me well beyond the pages.' ***** 'A completely immersive first-class story. Brilliantly
observed atmospheric and haunting all in one novel!' *****
