The Hollow Sea

<p><b>THE WILD AND MESMERISING DEBUT WOVEN WITH MYTH AND LEGEND</b><br><br><b>'A bold, magical story' </b>Jo Browning Wroe, <i>Sunday Times </i>bestselling author of <i>A Terrible Kindness</i><br><b>'A majestic work of the imagination . . . I woke up thinking about it' </b>Rosie Andrews,<i> Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Leviathan</i><br><b>'An atmospheric tale, shot through with folklore. The writing shimmers'</b> Kate Sawyer, Costa shortlisted author of <i>The Stranding</i><br>_______<br><br><b>The story goes that, many years ago, the remote North Atlantic archipelago of St Hia was home to a monster.</b><br><br>Her name was Thordis, and she had been adored. But when she was unable to provide her husband with a child, he sought one elsewhere - and Thordis was driven to a terrible act, before disappearing from her home.<br><br>Today, lashed by storms and far from the mainland, the islands are dangerous. Many have been lost to a wild stretch of water known as the Hollow Sea.<br><br>But to one visitor, it feels like a haven.<br><br>After several years trying to become a mother, Scottie has made the heart-breaking decision to leave her home and her husband in search of a fresh start. Upon her arrival on St Hia, the islanders warn her against asking questions about Thordis - but Scottie can't resist the mystery of what happened to the woman whose story became legend.<br><br><b>After years of secrecy, can Scottie unravel Thordis's story? And how will doing so change her own . . . ?</b><br>_______<br><br><b>'A heart-rending atmospheric novel of finding what makes one whole'</b> Melissa Fu, author of <i>Peach Blossom Spring</i></p>