The Wind Off the Small Isles and The Lost One

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Thesweepinglong-lostnovella,nowavailableinpaperbackforthefirsttimein40years,alongsiderecentlyrediscoveredshortstory'TheLostOne',fromtheoriginalqueenofromanticsuspense
'Totalheaven'HarrietEvans
1879.Lanzarote.Awealthyyoungwomanelopeswithanimpoverishedfisherman,leavingherfamilydistraught.
1968.PerditaWest,secretarytoafamousauthor,visitsLanzaroteonaresearchtripandbeginstofallinlovewiththeunusual,beautifullittleisland.When,whilesnorkelling,alandslidetrapsPerditainanunderwatercave,hereffortstosaveherselfwillrevealwhathappenedtotheill-fatedcouplewhofellinloveatthisveryspotalmostacenturyago...
Alsoincludestherecentlyrediscoveredshortstory'TheLostOne',firstpublishedinWoman'sJournalin1960,andsetagainstthebackdropofunfencedcountryanddarkwindingvalleysatnight.
PraiseforMaryStewart
'Stylish'Guardian
'Wonderful'Scotsman
'MaryStewartismagic'NewYorkTimes
'She]sprinkledintelligencearoundlikestardust'Herald
'OneofthegreatBritishstorytellersofthe20thcentury'Independent
'Shesetthebenchmarkforpace,suspenseandromance-withagreatdollopofescapismastheicing'ElizabethBuchan