The Wild Isle Series by Karen Swan - 2 Books Collection Set - Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set. The Last Summer. The Stolen Hours. Details. Condition: Brand New. Format: Paperback. Publisher: Pan Macmillan. Age Range: Adult. Overview. Escape to the windswept Scottish island of St Kilda with this captivating two-book collection from Sunday Times bestseller Karen Swan. The Last Summer and The Stolen Hours weave together forbidden love, island secrets and the real history of St Kilda's dramatic 1930 evacuation. Rich in period detail and emotional depth, these sweeping romances follow two generations of islanders whose hearts are torn between duty, desire and the only home they have ever known.. About the Books. This collection brings together the first two instalments of Karen Swan's acclaimed Wild Isle series. In The Last Summer, wild-spirited Effie Gillies has lived her whole life on St Kilda, until Lord Sholto, heir to the Earl of Dumfries, arrives and sparks an instant, forbidden attraction. Their brief, glorious week together changes everything, and when the islanders are evacuated for a new life on the mainland, Effie is unexpectedly drawn back into Sholto's world. The Stolen Hours continues the story on St Kilda in 1929, where Mhairi MacKinnon, eldest of nine children, is under pressure to marry before winter. A match is arranged on neighbouring Harris, but Mhairi returns home engaged to one man while secretly in love with another, facing the dread of being sent away to marry a stranger. Both novels are inspired by the true story of St Kilda's 19...