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A review by readingwithkt
The Lost Lights of St Kilda by Elisabeth Gifford
4.0
This book is a slow burn. I’d recommend readers to set aside a good 1-2 hours to start the book to ensure they get fully immersed in this story.
I made the mistake of picking it up and putting it down again and so it took me 100 or so pages until I was fully involved in the story.
From there, I could hardly put the book down.
I loved the depictions of island life. The brutality of nature, the hardships of everyday life and the beautiful moments of celebration.
I loved the relationships between Fred and Chrissie. Quietly beautiful and pure.
I appreciated Elisabeth’s efforts to create a fictional story that showed such respect for the time period.
By the last few pages of the book, the story had moved me to tears.
I thought it was a beautiful book and reading it while living away from Scotland, I have to admit it did leave me feeling homesick for my beautiful home country.
I highly recommend this book to lovers of historical fiction, historical romance and Scottish history.
I made the mistake of picking it up and putting it down again and so it took me 100 or so pages until I was fully involved in the story.
From there, I could hardly put the book down.
I loved the depictions of island life. The brutality of nature, the hardships of everyday life and the beautiful moments of celebration.
I loved the relationships between Fred and Chrissie. Quietly beautiful and pure.
I appreciated Elisabeth’s efforts to create a fictional story that showed such respect for the time period.
By the last few pages of the book, the story had moved me to tears.
I thought it was a beautiful book and reading it while living away from Scotland, I have to admit it did leave me feeling homesick for my beautiful home country.
I highly recommend this book to lovers of historical fiction, historical romance and Scottish history.