Content levels
Trigger warnings
Positive tags
Heroine archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Tropes
Synopsis
Beautiful repackage of Barbara Erskine's bestseller set in richly mysterious Egypt, where past and present elide.Recently divorced, Anna decides to cheer herself up by retracing a journey her great grandmother made in the nineteenth century: a Nile cruise from Luxor to the Valley of the Kings.Anna carries with her on the voyage two mementoes of her great-grandmother Louisa: an ancient Egyptian scent bottle, and the diary of that original Nile cruise, which has lain unread for a hundred years. As she follows in Louisa's footsteps, Anna discovers in the diary the chilling secret of the scent bottle and is pursued by the same terrifying spectres as her great grandmother.
Is Whispers in the Sand appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This atmospheric historical fantasy features a divorced woman encountering supernatural elements while retracing her great-grandmother's Victorian-era Nile journey. Contains mild frightening imagery and paranormal threats, but no graphic content.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include divorce and haunted location.
Who'll love this
Teens will enjoy the dual-timeline mystery that connects a modern woman with her ancestor's terrifying supernatural experiences in ancient Egypt.