Women of the dunes : a novel / Sarah Maine.
Libby Snow has always felt the pull of Ullaness, a spur of land on the sea-lashed coast of Western Scotland. Enshrouded in myths and legends, Ullaness was named for Ulla, a Viking maiden whose star-crossed romances and uncertain fate captured the imaginations of locals for generations, including Libby's great-great grandmother, Ellen. A maid growing up in the home of the Sturrocks, the baronetcy that now owns the fabled lands, Ellen became obsessed with the legendary Norsewoman - and even believed that she was Ulla. Now Libby, an archaeologist, has a chance to excavate the Sturrock lands for physical artifacts that will fill in the gaps of oral tradition. It's a career-making opportunity for the young academic, and a chance to separate fact from fiction in Ellen's stories. Yet, before the dig can even begin, a different kind of artifact is unearthed: the bones of a man, murdered over a hundred years ago, wearing the twin of a golden cross that Ellen passed on to Libby - important relics that might've belonged to Ulla herself. As public and private myths unfurl across centuries, a pattern of romance, violence, and tragedy emerges, revealing the invisible threads that tie Libby, Ellen, and Ulla together - and rewriting the history of Ullaness itself.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501189593 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 371 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First Atria Paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atria Paperback, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Archeologists > Fiction. Vikings > Fiction. Mythology, Scottish > Fiction. Legends > Scotland > Fiction. Scotland > History > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rossland Public Library | FIC MAI (Text) | 35162001006409 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Saturna Island Library | 823/.92 (Text)
Format: Softcover book |
31303000100108 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Sechelt Public Library | F MAIN (Text) | 33260100016279 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Squamish Public Library | F MAI (Text) | 33110003367412 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Terrace Public Library | MAI (Text) | 35151001070440 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Reshelving | - |
Tumbler Ridge Public Library | AF MAINE (Text) | TRL24176 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Valemount Public Library | f mai (Text) | 35194014280077 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Williams Lake Branch | MAI (Text) | 33923006002061 | Historical | Volume hold | Available | - |