Stormy Petrel by Mary Stewart
A classic tale of love, intrigue, adventure and the natural world, set on a beautiful isolated Hebridean island, by beloved novelist Mary Stewart.
From opening to finale, this zestful romantic adventure grips, amuses, frightens and delights * Sunday Telegraph *
Mary Stewart is magic * New York Times *
The stylish, educated novels of Mary Stewart. . arguably inspired the deluge of bestselling romantic fiction that has flooded the market in recent decades. * Guardian *
Mary Stewart sprinkled intelligence around like stardust . . . She built the bridge between classic literature and modern popular fiction. She did it first and she did it best -- Melanie Reid * Herald *
A writer of considerable skill . . . [with an] intuitive feel for the past and its re-creation in vivid, poetic detail * Telegraph *
A wonderful wordsmith . . . Stewart was among the first authors to seamlessly integrate a mystery and a romance thus allowing the two to come alive and complement each other. * Scotsman *
Lady Stewart's writing is illuminated by her evident affection for the Western Scottish landscape . . . a rattling good yarn * Sunday Telegraph *
A sunset touch . . . a gentle love story . . . a happy return * The Times *
A beautifully written, atmospheric story * Birmingham Post *
She set the bench mark for pace, suspense and romance - with a great dollop of escapism as the icing * Elizabeth Buchan *
A comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. I'd rather read her than most other authors. * Harriet Evans *
Mary Stewart is magic * New York Times *
The stylish, educated novels of Mary Stewart. . arguably inspired the deluge of bestselling romantic fiction that has flooded the market in recent decades. * Guardian *
Mary Stewart sprinkled intelligence around like stardust . . . She built the bridge between classic literature and modern popular fiction. She did it first and she did it best -- Melanie Reid * Herald *
A writer of considerable skill . . . [with an] intuitive feel for the past and its re-creation in vivid, poetic detail * Telegraph *
A wonderful wordsmith . . . Stewart was among the first authors to seamlessly integrate a mystery and a romance thus allowing the two to come alive and complement each other. * Scotsman *
Lady Stewart's writing is illuminated by her evident affection for the Western Scottish landscape . . . a rattling good yarn * Sunday Telegraph *
A sunset touch . . . a gentle love story . . . a happy return * The Times *
A beautifully written, atmospheric story * Birmingham Post *
She set the bench mark for pace, suspense and romance - with a great dollop of escapism as the icing * Elizabeth Buchan *
A comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. I'd rather read her than most other authors. * Harriet Evans *
Mary Stewart was one of the 20th century's bestselling and best-loved novelists. She was born in Sunderland, County Durham in 1916, but lived for most of her life in Scotland, a source of much inspiration for her writing. Her first novel, Madam, Will You Talk? was published in 1955 and marked the beginning of a long and acclaimed writing career. In 1971 she was awarded the International PEN Association's Frederick Niven Prize for The Crystal Cave, and in 1974 the Scottish Arts Council Award for one of her children's books, Ludo and the Star Horse. She was married to the Scottish geologist Frederick Stewart, and died in 2014.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781444715071 |
| ISBN 10 | 1444715070 |
| Title | Stormy Petrel |
| Author | Mary Stewart |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2011-03-17 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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