The Sea Heart

Eleven-year-old Eilidh Maclean dreams of a life beyond her remote Highland village, until a tragic accident changes everything. Haunted by guilt, she is forced to leave school when her mother dies and devote herself to looking after her younger siblings.

Abandoned by their alcoholic father, poverty and shame threaten to destroy what remains of her family, but Eilidh clings to one precious memory: Jamie, the boy she loved, and the sea heart he gave her as a promise of hope.

Years later, Eilidh must find the courage to build a life of her own. But the past refuses to let her go and the painful secret she carries will shape the lives of everyone – and everything – she loves…

Set against the remote beauty of the West Highlands of Scotland before the First World War, The Sea Heart is a sweeping story of love, loss, guilt and the power of hope.