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Blurb
A single phone call from halfway across the world is all it takes to bring her home . . . ‘Ellie, something bad has happened.’
Desperate to escape her ‘kid from the scrapyard’ reputation, Ellie Rook has forged a new life for herself abroad, but tragedy strikes when her mother, Imelda, falls from a notorious waterfall. Here, according to local legend, the warrior queen Finella jumped to her death after killing a king. In the wake of her mother’s disappearance, Ellie is forced to confront some disturbing truths about the family she left behind and the woman she has become. Can a long-dead queen hold the key to Ellie’s survival? And how far will she go to right a wrong?
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£8.99, paperback ISBN 9781846974823 Published JULY 2019
MY REVIEW
I’ve read Bone Deep by this author and loved it so I was looking forward to reading another from her.
According to legend, Finella , a fierce Pictish queen, jumped to certain death from a waterfall after killing the King of Scotland. When Ellie Rook’s mother, Imelda, disappears from the same spot, Ellie is forced to confront some disturbing truths about the family she left behind and the woman she has become.
Ellie gets a phone call that’s gonna change her life forever. Her mother’s missing, presumed dead.
Is the folklore about Fenella connected to her mums disappearance?
This was a different kinda read for me but I really enjoyed it. I felt the author weaved a story rather than write it. I’m really looking forward to reading more from this author.
About the author
Sandra Ireland was born in Yorkshire, lived for many years in Limerick, and is now based in Carnoustie. She began her writing career as a correspondent on a local newspaper but quickly realised that fiction is much more intriguing than fact. In 2013 Sandra was awarded a Carnegie-Cameron scholarship to study for an MLitt in Writing Practice and Study at the University of Dundee; she graduated with a distinction in 2014. Her work has appeared in various publications such as New Writing Dundee and Furies, an anthology of women’s poetry. She is the author of Beneath the Skin (2016) and Bone Deep (2018). The Unmaking of Ellie Rook is her third novel.
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