From the author of the acclaimed novels The House Between
Tides and Beyond the Wild River, a rich,
atmospheric tale set on the sea-lashed coast of west
Scotland, in which the lives of a ninth-century Norsewoman,
a nineteenth-century woman, and a twenty-first-century
archeologist weave together after a body is discovered in
the dunes.
Libby Snow has always felt the pull of
Ullanessm a lush Scottish island enshrouded in myth and
deeply important to her family. Her great-great-grandmother
Ellen was obsessed with the strange legend of Ulla, a Viking
maiden who washed up on shore with the nearly lifeless body
of her husband—and who inspired countless epic poems and the
island's name.
Central to the mystery is an ornate
chalice and Libby, an archaeologist, finally has permission
to excavate the site where Ulla is believed to have lived.
But what Libby finds in the ancient dunes is a body from the
Victorian era, clearly murdered…and potentially connected to
Ellen.
What unfolds is an epic story that spans
centuries, with Libby mining Ellen and Ulla's stories for
clues about the body, and in doing so, discovering the
darker threads that bind all three women together across
history.
Infused with Sarah Maine's signature
"meticulous research and descriptive passages of lush,
beautiful landscapes" (Publishers Weekly), Women
of the Dunes is a beautifully told and compelling
mystery for fans of Kate Morton and Beatriz Williams.
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