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The Winter Sea

Susanna Kearsley (2010-12-01)

SubgenreHistorical Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages544 (Chunky (400-600))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads4.11

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

BetrayalWar

Hero archetypes

Soldier / Marine

Heroine archetypes

Career-Driven Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Time-Displaced

Synopsis

New York Times and USA Today Bestseller! Fans of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series will devour this hauntingly beautiful tale of love and time travel by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Susanna Kearsley. History has all but forgotten... In the spring of 1708, an invading Jacobite fleet of French and Scottish soldiers nearly succeeded in landing the exiled James Stewart in Scotland to reclaim his crown. Now, Carrie McClelland hopes to turn that story into her next bestselling novel. Settling herself in the shadow of Slains Castle, she creates a heroine named for one of her own ancestors and starts to write. But when she discovers her novel is more fact than fiction, Carrie wonders if she might be dealing with ancestral memory, making her the only living person who knows the truth-the ultimate betrayal-that happened all those years ago, and that knowledge comes very close to destroying her... "Powerful, atmospheric, enthralling, and simply mesmerizing, [The Winter Sea] is one of the best books you'll read this year!" -Singletitles.com "Susanna Kearsley's obvious love of history is infectious... The Winter Sea is an acknowledgement that so many of us are haunted by the deeds of our ancestors, perhaps literally..."-Gail Anderson-Dargatz, international bestselling author of A Recipe for Bees

Is The Winter Sea appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 13 and up.

A romantic historical fantasy involving time travel, ancestral memory, and the 1708 Jacobite uprising. Contains mild violence related to historical warfare and a romantic subplot with mild sensuality.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include betrayal and war.

Publisher age: Adult·Our content rating: 13+

Publisher ages reflect reading level; our rating reflects content maturity — they can differ.

Who'll love this

Readers will be captivated by the mystery of a novelist discovering her story is real through ancestral memory connecting her to Scotland's past.

Tags

Time Travel RomanceHistorical FictionLiterary FictionDual TimelineScottish Historical