The Metal Heart: The beautiful and atmospheric story of freedom and love that will grip your heart
De (autor) Caroline Leaen Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 Apr 2021
'Powerful . . . Lea writes beautifully of island life and love, and the sacrifices that both demand' THE TIMES
The sky is clear, star-stamped and silvered by the waxing gibbous moon.
No planes have flown over the islands tonight; no bombs have fallen for over a year.
___________
Orkney, 1940.
Five hundred Italian prisoners-of-war arrive to fortify these remote and windswept islands.
Resentful islanders are fearful of the enemy in their midst, but not orphaned twin sisters Dorothy and Constance. Already outcasts, they volunteer to nurse all prisoners who are injured or fall sick.
Soon Dorothy befriends Cesare, an artist swept up by the machine of war and almost broken by the horrors he has witnessed. She is entranced by his plan to build an Italian chapel from war scrap and sea debris, and something beautiful begins to blossom.
But Con, scarred from a betrayal in her past, is afraid for her sister; she knows that people are not always what they seem.
Soon, trust frays between the islanders and outsiders, and between the sisters - their hearts torn by rival claims of duty and desire.
A storm is coming . . .
In the tradition of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, The Metal Heart is a hauntingly rich Second World War love story about courage, freedom and the essence of what makes us human during the darkest of times.
___________
'Confirms Lea as a highly original and inventive writer' Sunday Times
'A tense, passionate and deeply atmospheric novel . . . Caroline's beautiful transported me entirely to another time and land' Susan Fletcher
'A beautiful, heart-breaking tale of grief, love and the bond between sisters' Louise Hare
'Myth, legend, fear and superstition all play a part in this intensely atmospheric novel' Choice Magazine
'Atmospheric, heart-wrenching, evocative' Gytha Lodge
Praise for Caroline Lea:
'Enthralling' Stacey Halls, author of The Familiars and The Foundling
'Fantastic' The Times
'Memorable and compelling' Sarah Moss, author of The Times Book of the Year Ghost Wall
'Intensely written and atmospheric' Daily Mail
'Gripped me in a cold fist. Beautiful' Sara Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton
'Brilliant' Daily Express
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241423301
ISBN-10: 0241423309
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 144 x 222 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Michael Joseph
Locul publicării: London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0241423309
Pagini: 400
Dimensiuni: 144 x 222 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Michael Joseph
Locul publicării: London, United Kingdom
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Notă biografică
Caroline
Lea
grew
up
on
the
island
of
Jersey
and
gained
a
First
from
Warwick
University.
Her
fiction
and
poetry
have
been
shortlisted
for
the
Bridport
Prize.
Her
debut
novel,
The
Glass
Woman,
a
gothic
thriller
set
during
the
Icelandic
witch
trials,
was
shortlisted
for
the
HWA
Debut
Crown
Award.
Her
next
novel,
The
Metal
Heart,
was
a
powerful
Second
World
War
love
story
set
on
the
island
of
Orkney.
Recenzii
A
tense,
passionate
and
deeply
atmospheric
novel
about
a
community
in
wartime
-
and
two
defiant
hearts.
Orkney
was
so
perfectly
realised,
too,
that
I
almost
felt
windblown.
I
loved
it
all
the
more
so
for
having
read
it
during
lockdown:
Caroline's
beautiful
transported
me
entirely
to
another
time
and
land
A powerful Second World War love story. As tensions grow between the Italian PoWs and the Orkney men, the scene is set for a dramatic reckoning. Lea writes beautifully of island life and love, and the sacrifices that both demand
Atmospheric, heart-wrenching, evocative - this is a gorgeously written story about the scars we carry with us, and how they can be overcome
Uses the true story of the building of the chapel on Orkney by Italian prisoners during the Second World War to fashion a fast-moving and very touching story of sisterly devotion and passionate love
Confirms Lea as a highly original and inventive writer
A story of innocents caught up in the machinery of war. Exquisitely researched, beautifully told, this tiny corner of Scotland came alive
Myth, legend, fear and superstition all play a part in this intensely atmospheric novel
A beautiful, heart-breaking tale of grief, love and the bond between sisters. I read it in a day, desperate to know what would happen
Lea deftly taps into an age-old theme: suspicion and mistrust of outsiders. Woven throughout The Metal Heart is the potent reminder that there are always innocents caught up in the cruel, unforgiving machinery of war
A stunning World War Two novel, unlike any other
The remoteness of the Orkney islands intensifies the hopes and fears of war. The Metal Heart is a story of passion and separation in which the isolation of twin sisters within a tight-knit community threatens tragedy. A deeply atmospheric novel of hope and redemption.
Draws you into a wild landscape through an exquisitely told love story
Superbly plotted . . . a story that comes together convincingly, complete with a wonderful double-twist in its final pages
A mesmerising and atmospheric read
Praise for THE GLASS WOMAN
A fantastic, atmospheric debut
Memorable and compelling. A novel about what haunts us - and what should
An enthralling tale
Intensely written and atmospheric, with an unusual setting, this is a stark evocation of a community where fear of the outsider is rife and unsettling
A perfect, gripping winter read. I loved it
Utterly unputdownable. Rich in superstition and mystery, it pulled me in. An incredible novel
A chilling tale
A powerful Second World War love story. As tensions grow between the Italian PoWs and the Orkney men, the scene is set for a dramatic reckoning. Lea writes beautifully of island life and love, and the sacrifices that both demand
Atmospheric, heart-wrenching, evocative - this is a gorgeously written story about the scars we carry with us, and how they can be overcome
Uses the true story of the building of the chapel on Orkney by Italian prisoners during the Second World War to fashion a fast-moving and very touching story of sisterly devotion and passionate love
Confirms Lea as a highly original and inventive writer
A story of innocents caught up in the machinery of war. Exquisitely researched, beautifully told, this tiny corner of Scotland came alive
Myth, legend, fear and superstition all play a part in this intensely atmospheric novel
A beautiful, heart-breaking tale of grief, love and the bond between sisters. I read it in a day, desperate to know what would happen
Lea deftly taps into an age-old theme: suspicion and mistrust of outsiders. Woven throughout The Metal Heart is the potent reminder that there are always innocents caught up in the cruel, unforgiving machinery of war
A stunning World War Two novel, unlike any other
The remoteness of the Orkney islands intensifies the hopes and fears of war. The Metal Heart is a story of passion and separation in which the isolation of twin sisters within a tight-knit community threatens tragedy. A deeply atmospheric novel of hope and redemption.
Draws you into a wild landscape through an exquisitely told love story
Superbly plotted . . . a story that comes together convincingly, complete with a wonderful double-twist in its final pages
A mesmerising and atmospheric read
Praise for THE GLASS WOMAN
A fantastic, atmospheric debut
Memorable and compelling. A novel about what haunts us - and what should
An enthralling tale
Intensely written and atmospheric, with an unusual setting, this is a stark evocation of a community where fear of the outsider is rife and unsettling
A perfect, gripping winter read. I loved it
Utterly unputdownable. Rich in superstition and mystery, it pulled me in. An incredible novel
A chilling tale