The Sirens

Description

Lucy is running from what she’s done – and what someone did to her.

There’s only one person who might understand: her sister Jess. But when Lucy arrives at her sister’s desolate cliff-top house, Jess is gone.

Lucy is now alone, in a strange town steeped in rumour. Stories of men disappearing without a trace. A foundling discovered in a sea-swept cave. And women’s voices murmuring on the waves…

As Lucy searches for her sister, those voices get ever louder. They tell of two sisters, two centuries ago, bound and transported across the world. A world where men always get their way. A world that is at once distant, and achingly familiar.

Are these voices luring Lucy closer to her sister? Or will the secrets of the past pull them both under?

EARLY READERS ARE SAYING… ‘This book is a beauty. A real hidden gem. Beautifully woven storytelling’ ‘I devoured this book in a few days, desperate to get the next piece of the puzzle’ ‘There are few reads that leave me completely speechless and this is one of them’ ‘A truly captivating book’

 

From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Weyward

 'Evocative and compelling … As hopeful as it is heart-wrenching' LUCY CLARKE

'Wistful, haunting, drenched in seaweed and a frothy tide' CJ COOKE

 'Enthralling … It made me cry on a railway platform’ BRIDGET COLLINS

Promotion info

The highly anticipated second novel from the bestselling author of WEYWARD

Reviews

'Enthralling, compelling, poignant ... It made me cry on a railway platform' BRIDGET COLLINS, author of The Silence Factory

'What a gorgeous book this is ... Wistful, haunting, drenched in seaweed and a frothy tide, a story about sisterhood and the ocean. Beautiful ... I just loved it' CJ COOKE, author of The Lighthouse Witches

'Evocative and compelling, The Sirens is a deeply layered mystery, and a luminous ode to the sea and sisterhood. Written with Emilia Hart's assured and shimmering prose, the story is as hopeful as it is heart-wrenching' LUCY CLARKE, author of The Hike

'An absolutely immersive, utterly captivating puzzle box of a novel, both gripping and heart-wrenching. Hart is a gorgeously emotive storyteller - loved it!' ELLERY LLOYD, author of The Club

'The Sirens teems with family secrets, eerie dreams, and deep transformation. A compelling tale of sisterhood, sacrifice, and the sea, this is a beautiful follow-up to Hart's sensational debut, Weyward. The Sirens will sweep you away' SARAH PENNER, author of The Lost Apothecary

'A mythical journey through time, evoking ancient tales of the sea and female bonds that are tested but never broken. The Sirens surprises and delights and allows us as readers to imagine a world where myth and reality collide. A beautiful and propulsive story full of love and intrigue. A remarkable read' AMANDA PETERS, author of The Berry Pickers

'I absolutely adored this powerful, beguiling novel, steeped in magic, mystery and the wild forces of the ocean. A testament to the unbreakable bond of sisterhood and the eerie echoes of history, it weaved its way into my heart and lingered long after the last page. So vivid, Emilia Hart must have saltwater running through her veins' LIZZIE POOK, author of Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter

'A dark, glittering, magical book, filled with the power of women and the swell of the sea. The most immersive story I've read in a long time' CHARLOTTE RUNCIE, author of Salt on Your Tongue

Author description

Emilia Hart is a British-Australian writer. She was born in Sydney and studied English Literature and Law at the University of New South Wales before working as a lawyer in Sydney and London. Emilia is a graduate of Curtis Brown Creative's Three Month Online Novel Writing Course and was Highly Commended in the 2021 Caledonia Novel Award. Her short fiction has been published in Australia and the UK. She lives in London.