The Stormy Petrel - Softcover

Stewart, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345468988 ISBN 13: 9780345468987

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group, 1995

Synopsis

Rose Fenemore is taking a break from her Cambridge teaching post in an isolated cottage on the island of Moila. One evening, she is shocked to discover an attractive stranger, Ewen Mackay, in her kitchen, who claims to have grown up in the cottage. She is tempted to believe him, when another man seeks shelter from the storm. John Parsons also rouses Rose's skepticism...and more tender feelings as well. And as the truth about the two men unfolds, the stormy petrels, fragile elusive birds who fly close to the waves, come to symbolize Rose's confusion and the mystery of her future....
From the Paperback edition.

About this title

About the Author:

Mary Stewart was born in Sunderland, County Durham, England, but lived for many years in Scotland, where she divided her time between Edinburgh and the West Highlands. Lady Stewart's career as a novelist began in 1956 with Madam, Will You Talk? She went on to publish 20 novels, all bestsellers, including her Merlin trilogy about the legendary enchanter Merlin and the young Arthur (The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, The Last Enchantment, and The Wicked Day), and The Stormy Petrel and Thornyhold. Her books for children include The Little Broomstick, Ludo and the Star Horse, and A Walk in Wolf Wood. She also published a book of poetry entitled Frost on the Window. Stewart died in 2014.

From AudioFile:

At the end of a trying school term Professor Rose Fenemore needs a retreat. An ad for an "ivory tower" on the remote Scottish island of Moila proves irresistible, and the adventure begins. Talented Isla Blair carries the listener through this captivating tale of mystery and adventure. She captures the Queen's English of the professor and her brother, the clipped Cornish accent of her prize pupil and the Scottish brogue of the island's inhabitants. One can almost hear the cry of the seabirds, the lap of the waves and the hush of the soft breeze as Stewart spins another tale, and Blair brings it to life. B.L.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0345468988
• ISBN 13: 9780345468987
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272