The Woman and the Sea
Contents:
Set in a fictional but beautiful part of Scotland, I was glad that Douglas-Home refrained from using 'Scottish dialect', although his brilliant writing style does give Poltown a realistic feel. A novel that gives revenge, secrets and mur This novel is the most interesting and uncomplicated read that I have read this year. A novel that gives revenge, secrets and murder it is one that I read in one sitting, although not a pacy read it is full of intrigue. It also didn't go as I thought it would. He is a character full of promise, and is quite easy an entry into a readers 'book boyfriends list'.
I loved this book, and only sorry I haven't come across it before. Mark Douglas-Home is an author that I will be looking out for in the future. Apr 14, Peggy rated it really liked it Shelves: Long buried secrets come to light in a beautiful setting. Love the Sea Detective Mysteries, can't wait to read the third one now!
Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World
Nov 14, Wal. Dort hilft er einer alten Frau, die von der Gemeinde seltsam abweisend behandelt wird. Violet Wells wurde adoptiert, erst jetzt hat sie erfahren, dass sie an einem Krankenhaus ausgesetzt wurde und laut einem anonymen Brief soll ihr Vater einer der angesehensten Bewohner des Ortes Poltown gewesen sein.
Schon vor sechsundzwanzig Jahren verschwand die junge Frau im Meer. Was ist hinter der Fassade der nichtssagenden Freundlichkeit verborgen? Zwar fehlt etwas die Brisanz eines aktuellen Ereignisses, doch geschickt sind Vergangenheit und Gegenwart verbunden. Welch eine Nachwirkung hat ein vergangenes Ereignis, kann ein Unrecht wieder gut gemacht werden, durch einen Brief, der auch nicht aus den besten Motiven entstanden ist. A good follow up to the first Cal McGill story, an anonymous letter triggers a mystery about the mother of a baby abandoned outside a hospital in Inverness 30 years earlier.
I have to say that I was a little disappointed with this. That's not to say that the plot wasn't original and engaging, or that the setting wasn't as magical and inventive just as the first one. This one too was well researched and clever. However, the thing that I felt let it down was that it really didn't feature our hero, Cal McGill, all that much.
Certainly he wasn't as integral to the story as he was in the first novel, and here he did seem to be lingering on the sidelines a little. Also, t I have to say that I was a little disappointed with this. Also, though we got a good idea as to why he happened to be in the small town where this novel is set, there wasn't as much development of his character as I'd have liked, certainly we know how his marriage turned out but not much more than that.
Given what Cal's specialty is, it would be hard to write a novel where the investigation isn't largely historical in nature, but I do hope that in any further novels we do see a bit more of the Sea Detective, as I love the concept so very much and really enjoyed the first novel. Jun 28, Kirsten rated it it was ok.
Totally underwhelming, I'm sorry to say. It's not badly written, it's just not very exciting or intriguing and the characters are not appealing. As for the "sea detective" angle, apart from some brief mumbo jumbo about tides and patterns, Cal McGill's profession seems pretty irrelevant. I don't read many thrillers but I think this is a weak, tame effort compared to the ones I have read, which I suppose must have some appeal somewhere?
So many secrets and lies from a multitude of characters. Really looking forward to continuing the series! A decent enough whodunit mystery, probably not enough action for me I'm used to more dead bodies, enjoyable enough though. Mar 07, Sam Jones rated it liked it. Not enough Cal McGill.
Mar 26, Pam rated it it was ok. Didn't really get into this book. It was a bit of a relief when I finished reading it. Apr 29, Hpnyknits rated it really liked it. Some at the edge of your seat moments. The audio narrator was good. Apr 09, Lynn rated it it was amazing Shelves: A favorite line from book: A young woman was seen twenty six years ago walking into the sea.
She was never seen again and the police determined it must have been a suicide. Now in current time a young single woman named Violet who has a child receives an ano A favorite line from book: Now in current time a young single woman named Violet who has a child receives an anonymous letter that her social worker brought to her. Violet , a new born, was dropped off at a hospital in Inverness twenty six years ago..
The letter went on to say that her mother was Megan Bates, the woman who disappeared into the sea. She lived in Polton. Violet matches a violet brooch that was left with her when she was abandoned to a photo of Megan who is wearing that brooch. Violet then travels to Polton to learn more about her mother. Cal McGill, an oceanographer travels to Polton at the same time to talk to a life long beach comber who found something special on the beach. Cal has a reputation for tracking bodies that have gone into the sea.
Navigation menu
This book was character driven. Below are several of the secondary characters who were well fleshed out. I could see the characters and the location. Duncan Boyd-an eccentric beach comber Jim Anderson-a delivery man with a taste for whiskey Mrs Anderson- a former housekeeper for a wealthy family Fiona Bell-the local doctor-only featured a brief time but I could visualize her very well as she made her country visits Polton was a character too.
It was a gray and dismal town with economic problems.
- The Rise of Rahm: Rahm Emanuels Political Ascent, from Clinton through Congress to Obamas White House and Chicagos City Hall.
- The Woman Who Walked Into the Sea by Mark Douglas-Home?
- Get A Copy.
- ?
- The Crossing!
I read the first book The Sea Detective and liked it very much. This book was different in that it revolved around Violet on her search for answers with Cal as her friend. I enjoyed it as much as the first book even though they were different in that aspect. As the story unfolded, clues with given out as what might have happened to Megan but the total story was given out at the end. It was a read that one could curl up with and relish the written word. If you like mysteries that are strong in characterizations and a sense of location you should enjoy this book.
I do believe I have found a new favorite author I'm glad to report that The Woman Who Walked into the Sea did not meet my expectations-- it exceeded them. Expecting to read the second book in a mystery series featuring the same cast and location as in the book before it, I found something new. Yes, Cal McGill is still with us, thank goodness, but he's set down in the midst of a brand-new locale and a secondary cast filled with memorable characters. The author brings his setting to life, so much so that I could almost smell the sea air and hea I'm glad to report that The Woman Who Walked into the Sea did not meet my expectations-- it exceeded them.
The author brings his setting to life, so much so that I could almost smell the sea air and hear the crash of the waves and the cry of the birds. With the village being promised new life due to a proposed offshore wind farm, there's an ecological element to this second mystery, too, reminding those of us who have read The Sea Detective of Cal's strong beliefs on the subject.
Douglas-Home is so very adept at weaving together a complex story without bogging down the pace or the readability. He explores many questions relating to a complicit village whose residents always seem willing to believe the worst.
Young Woman and the Sea - IMDb
He shows how secrets can twist in upon themselves and fester, and with surgical precision, he shows how love can be unbelievably cruel. This complicated tale is carried on the strong shoulders of a vivid cast of characters: Anwar who only wants to do what's right, the malevolent Mrs.
Anderson, the vibrant little Anna, and Ross Turnbull-- perhaps the most surprising character of them all. The setting, the story, the characters, are all woven together so tightly and so beautifully Since the author seems to be avoiding any real kind of formula for writing his books, I can't wait to see what he's done with book number three: The character portrayal of Hilde Wangel has been portrayed twice in contemporary film as a culturally relevant portrayal, most recently in the film titled A Master Builder.
This symbolic play is centred on a lady called Ellida. She is the daughter of a lighthouse-keeper, and grew up where the fjord met the open sea; she loves the sea.
Young Woman and the Sea
She is married to Doctor Wangel, a doctor in a small town in West Norway in the mountains. He has two daughters Bolette and Hilde by his previous wife, now deceased. He and Ellida have a son who dies as a baby, which puts a big strain on their marriage. However, Arnholm thinks that it is Bolette waiting for him and he proposes. She agrees to marry her former teacher because she sees this as her only opportunity to get out into the world.
Some years earlier Ellida was deeply in love and engaged to a sailor, but because he murdered his captain he had to escape. Nevertheless, he asked her to wait for him to come and fetch her.
A Woman of the Sea, also known by its working title Sea Gulls, is an unreleased silent film produced in by the Chaplin Film Company. It is one of only two. The Lady from the Sea (Norwegian: Fruen fra havet) is a play written in by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen inspired by the ballad Agnete og.
She tried to break the engagement, but he had too great a hold over her. Joan Purviance and Magdalen Sothern are the daughters of a fisherman in Monterey. Magdalen is engaged to Peter Bloomer , a lowly fisher, until a writer Whitman comes to town. Both Joan and Magdalen fancy the writer, but Magdalen wins him over in the end and he takes her back to the big city. Joan and Peter then marry and stay in Monterey.
Though rooted in established facts, the fictionalized Chaplin is attributed motives—and the film attributed traits—that are largely invented by Powers. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Collins Sons and Co. University of Minnesota Press. Retrieved 5 January Carl Sandburg's Film Reviews and Essays, University Press of Kentucky.
University Press of Kentucky, , Weinberg, Josef von Sternberg: