'Desperately romantic, lyrically written and with a fascinating plot'
Katie Fforde 1927: When Fred Lawson takes a summer job on St Kilda,
little does he realise that he has joined the last community to ever
live on that beautiful, isolated island. Only three years later, St
Kilda will be evacuated, the islanders near dead from starvation. But
for Fred, memories of that summer - and the island woman, Chrissie, with
whom he falls in love - will never leave him. 1940: Fred has been
captured behind enemy lines in France and finds himself in a
prisoner-of-war camp. Beaten and exhausted, his thoughts return to the
island of his youth and the woman he loved and lost. When Fred makes his
daring escape, prompting a desperate journey across occupied territory,
he is sustained by one thought only: finding his way back to Chrissie.
The Lost Lights of St Kilda is a sweeping love story that crosses oceans
and decades. It is a moving and deeply vivid portrait of two lovers, a
desolate island and the extraordinary power of hope in the face of
darkness. 'A gorgeous, melancholy love story.' The Times 'An undeniably
haunting love story.' Sunday Times
