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The Boatman’s Wife

By: Noelle Harrison
Narrated by: Roisin Rankin
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There was some dark secret in this western edge of Ireland that her husband never wanted her to find out. She might never be able to lay his body to rest, but she could gain some kind of closure by finding out who the man she married was.

When Lily married her soul mate Connor, buffeted by the sea spray and wild winds of her coastal homeland in Maine, she never imagined she’d be planning his memorial just three years later. Connor has been lost at sea in the bleak, stormy Atlantic, leaving Lily heartbroken.

But as she prepares to say good-bye to Connor for the last time, she is shocked to discover a message to him that he never told her about:

Does your wife know who you really are, Connor Fitzgerald? Don’t ever think you can come home. Because if you do, I swear I’ll kill you.

Unable to bear living in the home she and Connor shared, Lily decides to find out her husband’s secret. She flies to Connor’s home town of Mullaghmore on the west coast of Ireland, a harbor town hugged by golden beaches and emerald-green fields. But when doors are slammed in her face, she begins to realize that she knows nothing about her husband’s past.

Connor’s grandmother, a hermit living on the cliffs of the wild Atlantic, must know the truth about her grandson. But when Lily tries to find her, threatening notes are pushed through her door warning her not to stay. Will Lily leave the darkness of the past where it belongs? Or will she risk everything to find out the truth about the man she married?

A completely heartbreaking story about the lies we tell to protect the ones we love. Fans of The Light Between Oceans, Lisa Wingate, and Susanne O’Leary will lose their hearts to The Boatman’s Wife.

Praise for The Boatman’s Wife:

"Harrison is a gifted writer. Her vivid descriptions of ocean, nature, flora and fauna were brought to life.... this is a heart touching and breaking story about families torn apart, and how they build lives again. Beautiful story suffused with resilience, bereavement, family bonds, finding joy, and love." (BluePink Books)

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More for a young adult reader.

The book lacked so much... character development, story development, descriptive words and sentences were totally lost on the this author. I MADE myself finish but it was mundane and predictable at best.

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