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Title details for The Women of Pearl Island by Polly Crosby - Available

The Women of Pearl Island

by Polly Crosby
Katherine Press
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"A luminous and beautiful novel that gently lures the reader into a captivating story with a mystery at its heart." – Jennifer Saint, bestselling author of Ariadne
Set on a secluded island off the British coast, The Women of Pearl Island is a moving and evocative story of family secrets, natural wonders and a mystery spanning decades.
When Tartelin answers an ad for a personal assistant, she doesn't know what to expect from her new employer, Marianne, an eccentric elderly woman. Marianne lives on a remote island that her family has owned for generations, and for decades her only companions have been butterflies and tightly held memories of her family.
But there are some memories Marianne would rather forget, such as when the island was commandeered by the British government during WWII. Now, if Marianne can trust Tartelin with her family's story, she might finally be able to face the long-buried secrets of her past that have kept her isolated for far too long.

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    December 7, 2021

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      • ISBN: 9781488212604
      • File size: 320926 KB
      • Duration: 11:08:35

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Katherine Press impeccably narrates this majestic yet disquieting story of the 1920s and the year 2018. Listeners follow 20-year-old Tartelin Brown to her new job assisting elderly Marianne Stourbridge on an island off the English Coast. There are few people and no electricity on the gorgeous yet sinister Dohhaland. Gruff, wheelchair-bound Stourbridge wants Brown to be her eyes, ears, and legs and to catch butterflies to put into "killing jars" to research abnormalities. Eventually, Stourbridge reveals that her family lived on the island for generations, earning money from herring, pearls, and silkworms until things went terribly wrong when the island was test bombed by the military. Press's skill enhances the luminous descriptions of the landscape and the women helping each other to heal, leading to an unanticipated conclusion. S.G.B. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

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