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The Winter Sea (Slains, #1)
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I didn't want this fabulous story to end. I went in blind, not reading any reviews and I was not disappointed. This was told in two POVs, one in the present and one in the past, set in bonnie Scotland. I won't give away anything, but my friend, Lisazj1, has posted a very nice review which gives a wonderful summary of the story. Listening to this really brought the story to life for me� the narrator was simply marvelous. I had not read anything from Susanna Kearsley before, but I can assure you that I will read more from her in the future.
I felt the bond between us as I sat and watched the sunrise fade to morning light above the sea that seemed now to be casting off its winter face, the long waves rolling in to dance more lightly on the sand.
It was a simple thing—a small but heavy square of silver with a red stone at its centre. No, I thought. Not possible. But there it was.
"At length, at length, I have thee in my Arms; Tho' our Malevolent Stars have struggled hard, And held us long asunder".
I felt the bond between us as I sat and watched the sunrise fade to morning light above the sea that seemed now to be casting off its winter face, the long waves rolling in to dance more lightly on the sand.
It was a simple thing—a small but heavy square of silver with a red stone at its centre. No, I thought. Not possible. But there it was.
"At length, at length, I have thee in my Arms; Tho' our Malevolent Stars have struggled hard, And held us long asunder".
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March 29, 2017
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March 29, 2017
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March 29, 2017
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April 8, 2017
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April 10, 2017
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"So on that winter morning when it all began, when I first took my rental car and headed north from Aberdeen, it never once occurred to me that someone else's hand was at the helm.
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April 10, 2017
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""It's no more than a tale, mind, and there's nothing written down to give it proof, but to this day the Chiefs of Hay still carry as their coat of arms the king's falcon, and the ox-yoke, and three blood-stained shields, one each for that brave farmer and his sons.
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April 10, 2017
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"There was something in his eyes, his face, that struck me as familiar, so I peered more closely at the light italic script beneath the portrait, looking for his name. I found it.
Thomas Gordon.
Admiral Thomas Gordon, to be sure, but every Admiral was a captain, once.
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Thomas Gordon.
Admiral Thomas Gordon, to be sure, but every Admiral was a captain, once.
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April 24, 2017
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""Take the dog," was his advice on leaving, as he tucked a final oakcake in his jacket. "Devil's thoughts or no, there's none will lay a hand on ye with Hugo at your heels."
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April 24, 2017
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""Dunbuy," said Graham, who'd come up to stand behind me on the path, where I had stopped. "It means the�"
"Yellow rock," I finished for him, slowly.
"Aye. What turns it yellow is the dung of all the seabirds nesting there."
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"Yellow rock," I finished for him, slowly.
"Aye. What turns it yellow is the dung of all the seabirds nesting there."
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April 24, 2017
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"The kiss was brief, but left no room for me to misread his intentions. He stood looking down at me as though he'd felt the power of that contact, too. And then his teeth flashed white against the darkness of his beard. The grey eyes crinkled. "Put that in your book," he dared me.
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April 24, 2017
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"She swallowed back the sudden swell of feeling that was rising in her chest, and gave her answer with a wordless nod. The smile that touched his eyes was one she never would forget. "Then come with me."
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April 24, 2017
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"Although she stood a long time at her window, watching steadily until at last the winging sails were swallowed by the stars; and though her tears, the whole time, slid in silence down her face to drop like bitter rain among the lilac petals scattered still upon her gown, it made no difference, in the end.
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April 24, 2017
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"He was a soldier, and he taught the movements from a soldier's viewpoint, starting with the forward lines. "These wee men here, the pawns, they're not allowed to make decisions. They can only put one foot before the other, marching in a straight line to the enemy, except when they attack."
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April 24, 2017
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"Her vision blurred until she could no longer see the far horizon, nor the countess standing closer by in sympathy, and she could no more stop the first small tear that spilled across than she could stop the final bit of sand that slipped between her fingers and would not be held. And so she let it go.
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April 24, 2017
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""Furle up our Colors, and Unbrace our Drums;
Dislodge betimes, and quit this fatal Coast."
Sophia, looking down still at the open book, remarked, "I have so often read this play I ought to know its lines as well as any actor, yet I still find phrases here that do surprise me.""
Dislodge betimes, and quit this fatal Coast."
Sophia, looking down still at the open book, remarked, "I have so often read this play I ought to know its lines as well as any actor, yet I still find phrases here that do surprise me.""
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April 25, 2017
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April 25, 2017
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April 25, 2017
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Apr 25, 2017 07:24PM
GREAT review my friend! :)
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Elizabeth wrote: "GREAT review my friend! :)"Thanks so much Elizabeth!!! ox
