Lucy Clairmont grew up hearing seemingly disconnected stories from her father, along with her childhood friend, Dashel. Now, both grown up, Lucy is a marine archaeologist, and Dashel is a forensic astronomer; their career paths have now intersected and brought these two old friends back together, to a place where the past, their childhoods and their stories come together in a way to bring closure to the past and a future they could have only hoped for.
Wow! Another winner from Amanda Dykes! This was a beautiful weaving of past and present, with delightful, complex characters in both timelines. A split timeline is best when you're both disappointed to leave the timeline you are currently reading, but you're also impatient to find out what is happening in the timeline you're returning to. This book successfully makes you feel entrenched in both the historical tale and the contemporary companion.
I loved watching Frederick's tale develop in the past, even while watching Dash and Lucy discover how the puzzle pieces they'd been given fit together to complete the picture of the lost ship and the infamous Traitor. The supporting characters in both the past and the present, including the presence of Lucy's father through the stories he'd gifted Dash and Lucy, and the occupants of Stone's Throw Farm (which I desperately want to visit!) made the tale richer and left me wishing for more of their stories. This is a book that I wish wasn't a stand alone novel!
I'm not always a split timeline fan, but I give this book 5 stars!
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I received a digital copy of this book, via NetGalley, from the publisher, in exchange for my honest review.
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