Forbidden love and an island full of secrets: the sequel to the bestseller The Last Summer
It is the summer of 1929 and Mhairi desperately needs to marry. As the eldest daughter of nine children, she has no other choice. Her options on her native island of St Kilda are limited, but their neighbour Donald knows a merchant from the Hebrides who is looking for a wife. He offers to accompany Mhairi to meet him on the last crossing before the storm season. The young woman returns home engaged, but in love with the wrong man. Winter plunges St Kilda into isolation, giving the lovers time for secret meetings. But forbidden love must come to an end eventually...
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Karen Swan
Karen Swan is a bestselling British author of women's fiction, with her books translated into numerous languages. She originally worked as a fashion magazine editor before becoming a full-time writer.
She is married with three children and lives with her family in East Sussex. Her five-part Scottish series is inspired by the dramatic evacuation of the native population of the St Kilda archipelago to the Scottish mainland in the summer of 1930. The first instalment, The Last Summer, was published in Czech in 2023, followed by the second instalment, The Stolen Hours, in 2024.
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