Product Description

A beautifully written novel with great emotional appeal, set in Cornwall and Canada.Marine historian Mark Hannah finds a hauntingly beautiful figurehead in Newfoundland. He traces her ship, The Lady Isabella, back to a small port in Cornwall where he meets Gabrielle Ellis, the woman who is going to restore her to her former glory. Together they begin to trace jigsaw pieces of the lives of the carver, Tom Welland and the real Lady Isabella.Gabrielle becomes increasingly haunted by Isabella's lost life. As Gabrielle's own life becomes inextricably involved with Mark's, her story runs parallel with the lives of Isabella, her husband Richard and Tom Welland, the carver.Two women, living more than a hundreds years apart yet against the same wild backdrop of sea and landscape, make a rash bid for freedom to live another life. But for both of them, that choice means a loss which will greatly affect the next generation.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14827 in Books
• Published on: 2004-06-19
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 880 pages

About the Author
Sara Macdonald has written all her life. She has been an army wife, living all over the world, and now lives in Cornwall. This is her second novel.

Customer Reviews

Absolutely brilliant!!
This has been the first novel I have read by Sara MacDonald, and I just couldn't put the book down. I am an avid reader of all types of books, both fiction and non-fiction, but this book has to be one of the very best books I have read in years. The book is beautifully written by setting the scene in Cornwall, without boring you with too much detail. The characters are down to earth everyday people that you can relate to, and you feel so attached to, as you get more involved with the storyline. What I loved about the book was the unusual and unpredictable story, that kept me turning the pages till the early hours. I cannot wait to read the other books by Sara, and I would recommend this book to anybody looking for a brilliant read.

Emotionally beautiful
How this book has not been picked by the major reviewers I do not know . The tenderness of this book shows deep and emotional feelings. Her beauty and lovingness comes out in her books Jeremy Clarke

FAB!!!
Brilliantly written! Moving stories of both present and past. Deep thoughts and wonderful prose. Characters that would stay with me for life. And lessons learned I would be foolish not to take to heart.

A must read!