Fifteen
years of age, Isa Muirison loves her life working for the floating shops of
Orkney at the turn of the 20th century. But her happy family life is thrown
into turmoil by her father’s decision to immigrate to Canada, her sister’s
illness and her own love for Davie, a penniless whisky runner.
Despite
her family’s opposition, she follows Davie to his tiny island home where she is
met by the fierce hostility of his mother and his childhood sweetheart, Chrissie.
Alone
among strangers, Isa’s unrelenting determination gains acceptance and
popularity in the close knit community.
But
no one could have foreseen the tragedy that rips the heart out of that
community and shatters Isa’s security.
Meanwhile,
Chrissie has found solace in the arms of Davie’s violent brother Jack, only to
discover a darkness in his soul she could never have imagined. Events are
set in motion over which the two women have no control.
Will
either of them ever find peace? And in whose
arms will Davie find solace?
First
novel of an exciting new trilogy set in the northern isles
Chrissie Reid, a young battered wife living
on a small Orkney Island in 1906, finally turns on her husband jack. After a particular brutal attack, she is
driven to offering him poison. With no
memory of that night, she believes she has killed him, especially when she
discovers the remains of a body buried in the byre.
In spite of her guilt at having taken a
life, Chrissie eventually finds love again.
Her strength, determination and love for her fellow islanders carry her
through fourteen years of hardship, intercepted and exacerbated by the Great War.
But the past won’t stay hidden, and fourteen
years after that fateful night, Chrissie is forced to confront the nightmare
which has overshadowed her life.
With the arrival of a letter, she discovers
that nothing is as it seems. A series of
events over which she has no control is set in motion. Lies and secrets are uncovered, leading to a
dramatic and tragic climax.
‘The Broken Horizon’ is the second book in the
Raumsey Trilogy
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