This is a historical fiction that features several narrators that of the author, Fred, Chrissie (Christina) and her daughter Rachel Anne. Not only do the narrators change from chapter to chapter but the timeline as well as the location changes.
From 1910 to 1930, Cambridge Undergraduate Fred arrives to work for the summer on an island, St. Kilda, a remote island off the coast of Scotland where people are isolated and living in a poor but well-knit community. He falls in love with Chrissie, a local islander. However, he gets enlisted.
From 1930 to 1940, Chrissie and Rachel Anne had evacuated to the mainland in Scotland where they live.
Finally Fred, a prisoner of war narrates in 1940 from occupied France,he is reminiscing about the past and hopes for a better future.
I liked how the author had three first person narratives because it makes you have a greater insight of all the characters. The author also used beautiful descriptions to interest her readers.
From 1910 to 1930, Cambridge Undergraduate Fred arrives to work for the summer on an island, St. Kilda, a remote island off the coast of Scotland where people are isolated and living in a poor but well-knit community. He falls in love with Chrissie, a local islander. However, he gets enlisted.
From 1930 to 1940, Chrissie and Rachel Anne had evacuated to the mainland in Scotland where they live.
Finally Fred, a prisoner of war narrates in 1940 from occupied France,he is reminiscing about the past and hopes for a better future.
I liked how the author had three first person narratives because it makes you have a greater insight of all the characters. The author also used beautiful descriptions to interest her readers.