The Lost Lover
by
Karen Swan
Publication date: 30th April 2024
Series The Wild Isle #3
Genre: Historical Fiction
Pages: 420
RRP: $34.99 (trade paperback)
Source: Courtesy of the publisher
Review: The Lost Lover
Could my heart be any more shattered!! 💔
If you are following this series you will know each book follows one of the young women on the isle of St Kilda the year before they are evacuated.
Through extremely clever plotting Karen Swan has written three (so far) completely different stories involving the same characters and timeline but through a different point of view.
The Lost Lover, Flora's story, is another epic installment of The Wild Isle series, superbly written and heartbreaking.
We know from previous books Flora's life is set. She has a rich fiancé and when she leaves the island they will be married.
The Lost Lover starts a year earlier than the previous books and we find out how Flora and James met and fell in love. It is not as plain sailing for Flora as we were led to believe.
There was so much in this book the previous books didn't reveal and I was captivated all over again by the harshness and the beauty of St Kilda.
There are brief mentions of events in previous books however Swan is careful not to simply rehash the first two books. The Lost Lover goes further and details Flora's life off the island where her extraordinary beauty sees he welcomed into Paris high society.
The Lost Lover ends on one of Karen Swan's notorious cliff hangers making me eager for book 4.
The Wild Isle series would have to be one of the best Historical Fiction series I have read!
My rating 5 / 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Other Karen Swan books I have read:
THE LAST SUMMER The Wild Isle #1
THE STOLEN HOURS The Wild Isle #2
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