'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 ...
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'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
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I really enjoyed the writing style of this book. It was easy to follow and get sucked into the plot that I read way more than I thought I did in each sitting.
There are two main perspectives, of Chrissie and Fred, and they alternate through times of when the first met and their lives later.
My favourite part of the story was the time spent on the island. I loved the descriptions of where and how they lived. It felt so real and I think that's what made this story so powerful. The vivid and haunting moments, the difficult lifestyle, and daily routines made the story feel so alive and you can picture how they felt.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and would definitely recommend it, but I would have liked the characters to have more interactions and communicate more. It was a bit frustrating how much they were just keeping to themselves.
liccyh
Mar 7, 2020
Haunting and heart-warming love story
This book perfectly evokes the final few years of island life on St Kilda, in the Outer Hebrides. It really captures the bleak and haunting beauty of this landscape and captures the disappearing way of life. Set from the 1920s to 1940s, it's the love story of local girl Chrissie and Cambridge undergraduate Fred; they fall in love but fate keeps intervening to keep them apart. Can even prisoner of war camps and mass evacuations, though, get in the way of true love forever? The poetic book alternates between different perspectives, allowing them all to develop. There are no major twists or turns to the plot, but fans of historical fiction definitely won't be disappointed. It's a lovely story and one that I would recommend.
