From the author of the international bestseller The Orchid House,
comes a mesmerizing story about two Irish families and the tangled ties
that have bound them since World War I.
From the author of the #1 international bestseller The Orchid House,
the mesmerizing story of two Irish families entangled by a tragic past
that seems destined to repeat itself
To escape a recent heartbreak in New York, Grania Ryan returns to her
family home on the rugged, wind-swept coast of Ireland. Here, on the
cliff edge in the middle of a storm, she meets a young girl, Aurora
Lisle, who will profoundly change her life.
Despite the warnings Grania receives from her mother to be wary of the
Lisle family, Aurora and Grania forge a close friendship. Through a
trove of old family letters dating from 1914, Grania begins to learn
just how deeply their families' histories are entwined. The horrors of
World War I, the fate of a beautiful foundling child, and the
irresistible lure of the ballet give rise to a legacy of heartache that
leaves its imprint on each new generation. Ultimately, it will be Aurora
whose intuition and spirit may be able to unlock the chains of the past.
Sweeping from Edwardian England to present-day New York, from the
majestic Irish coast to the crumbling splendor of a legendary London
town house, The Girl on the Cliff introduces two remarkable women
whose quest to understand their past sends them toward a future where
love can triumph over loss.
