From the acclaimed author of Weyward comes a haunting exploration of sisterhood, misogyny and the ghosts of the past, as fugitive Lucy seeks shelter in a mysterious coastal town with unexpected connections.
Sisters separated by hundreds of years.
Voices that can't be drowned out.
Lucy is running from what she’s done: the terror of waking with her hands around her ex-lover’s throat, his face turning purple and eyes bulging. Pursued by nightmares – and with nowhere else to go – she makes for her big sister's clifftop home. But when she arrives, Jess is nowhere to be found.
The town is strange and full of rumours: a dozen men disappeared, without a trace. Women’s voices murmuring on the waves. A foundling discovered in a sea-swept cave.
As Lucy searches for Jess, her dreams seem to draw closer. She can see two sisters in a murky past. She can see a world where men always seem to get their way. And something in her body wants to fight back.
Could the answer to who she is – and what’s happening to her – lie in this quiet, sea-soaked town? Could it lie two hundred years deep in the past?
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780008499136
Number of pages: 384
Weight: 600 g
Dimensions: 240 x 159 x 38 mm
'Enthralling, compelling, poignant … It made me cry on a railway platform’ BRIDGET COLLINS, author of The Silence Factory ‘Absolutely wonderful. It’s a profoundly moving and rich historical story wrapped up in a contemporary murder mystery’ ROSIE ANDREWS, author of The Leviathan 'This is one beautiful, brutal slow-burn of a novel’ HEAT 'With lyrical prose and rich world-building, this compelling and immersive novel will resonate with fans of magical realism and folklore inspired fiction' GLAMOUR ‘Full of allure and brimming with undercurrents of buried secrets… beautifully written and utterly compelling’ EVIE WOODS, author of The Lost Bookshop ‘What a gorgeous book this is … Wistful, haunting, drenched in seaweed and a frothy tide, a story about sisterhood and the ocean. Beautiful … I just loved it’ CJ COOKE, author of The Lighthouse Witches 'Evocative and compelling, The Sirens is a deeply layered mystery, and a luminous ode to the sea and sisterhood. Written with Emilia Hart's assured and shimmering prose, the story is as hopeful as it is heart-wrenching' LUCY CLARKE, author of The Hike 'An atmospheric and vivid tale' WOMEN'S WEEKLY ‘An absolutely immersive, utterly captivating puzzle box of a novel, both gripping and heart-wrenching. Hart is a gorgeously emotive storyteller – loved it!’ ELLERY LLOYD, author of The Club 'The Sirens teems with family secrets, eerie dreams, and deep transformation. A compelling tale of sisterhood, sacrifice, and the sea, this is a beautiful follow-up to Hart's sensational debut, Weyward. The Sirens will sweep you away' SARAH PENNER, author of The Lost Apothecary 'A mythical journey through time, evoking ancient tales of the sea … A beautiful and propulsive story full of love and intrigue. A remarkable read' AMANDA PETERS, author of The Berry Pickers 'A dark, glittering, magical book, filled with the power of women and the swell of the sea. The most immersive story I’ve read in a long time' CHARLOTTE RUNCIE, author of Salt on Your Tongue
The Sirens is a stunningly beautiful novel about female connection and the magic and mystery of the sea. The writing is compelling, vivid and alluring - at times I could almost hear the waves crashing and taste the... More
I flew through The Sirens - Emilia Hart has a talent for fiction which is both intriguing and effortless to read. Handled exquisitely and brought vividly to life, Hart's retelling of the history of the women who... More
The Sirens, like Weyward, flicks between time periods. It follows Mary and Eliza who are headed for New South Wales aboard a convict ship in the 1800s, and Jess and Lucy navigating life in Australia in 2019.
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