{"product_id":"the-metal-heart-9781405944359","title":"The Metal Heart","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe beautifully compelling wartime story of freedom and love set deep in the Scottish islands\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A powerful Second World War love story'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Deeply evocative of Orkney and its wild beauty. A stunning tale of sisters, salvation and sacrifice'' \u003c\/b\u003eEMMA STONEX\u003cbr\u003e_________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrkney, 1941.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFive hundred Italian prisoners of war arrive to fortify these wild and desolate islands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrphaned sisters Dorothy and Constance volunteer to nurse the wounded. But while beautiful, damaged Constance remains wary of the men, Dot finds herself increasingly drawn to Cesare, a young man fighting on the wrong side and broken by the horrors of battle. Secretly, passionately, they fall in love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a tragic mistake from Con''s past returns to haunt them, Dot must make a choice:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProtect her sister no matter the costs, or save the man who has captured her heart?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Caroline Lea:\u003c\/u\u003e\u0026lt;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA tense, passionate and deeply atmospheric novel \u003c\/b\u003eabout a community in wartime - and two defiant hearts. \u003cb\u003eOrkney was so perfectly realised\u003c\/b\u003e, too, that \u003cb\u003eI almost felt windblown.\u003c\/b\u003e I loved it all the more so for having read it during lockdown: \u003cb\u003eCaroline's beautiful transported me entirely to another time and land\u003c\/b\u003e -- Susan Fletcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful Second World War love story. As tensions grow between the Italian PoWs and the Orkney men, the scene is set for a dramatic reckoning. Lea writes beautifully of island life and love, and the sacrifices that both demand\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtmospheric, heart-wrenching, evocative - this is a gorgeously written story about the scars we carry with us, and how they can be overcome\u003c\/b\u003e -- Gytha Lodge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUses the true story of the building of the chapel on Orkney by Italian prisoners during the Second World War\u003c\/b\u003e to fashion \u003cb\u003ea fast-moving and very touching story of sisterly devotion and passionate love\u003c\/b\u003e -- Adèle Geras\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003estunning\u003c\/b\u003e novel . . .  \u003cb\u003eimpeccably researched, gorgeously written, and deeply evocative\u003c\/b\u003e of Orkney and its wild beauty. \u003cb\u003eI loved this tale of sisters, salvation and sacrifice from the first page\u003c\/b\u003e -- Emma Stonex, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lamplighters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eConfirms Lea as a highly original and inventive writer\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA story of innocents caught up in the machinery of war. \u003cb\u003eExquisitely researched, beautifully told, this tiny corner of Scotland came alive\u003c\/b\u003e -- Mary Beth Keane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMyth, legend, fear and superstition all play a part in this intensely atmospheric novel\u003c\/b\u003e * Choice Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful, heart-breaking tale of grief, love and the bond between sisters\u003c\/b\u003e. I read it in a day, desperate to know what would happen -- Louise Hare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLea deftly taps into an age-old theme: suspicion and mistrust of outsiders. Woven throughout \u003ci\u003eThe Metal Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is the potent reminder that there are always innocents caught up in the cruel, unforgiving machinery of war\u003c\/b\u003e * Herald *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning World War Two novel, unlike any other\u003c\/b\u003e * Sun *\u003cbr\u003eThe remoteness of the Orkney islands intensifies the hopes and fears of war. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Metal Heart \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of passion and separation in which the isolation of twin sisters within a tight-knit community threatens tragedy. A deeply atmospheric novel of hope and redemption\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Isabelle Grey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDraws you into a wild landscape through an exquisitely told love story\u003c\/b\u003e -- Elodie Harper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperbly plotted . . . a story that comes together convincingly, complete with a wonderful double-twist in its final pages\u003c\/b\u003e * The Orcadian *\u003cbr\u003eUses the true story of the building of the chapel on Orkney to fashion \u003cb\u003ea touching story of sisterly devotion and passionate love\u003c\/b\u003e -- Hope Adams, author of \u003ci\u003eDangerous Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mesmerising and atmospheric read\u003c\/b\u003e * Culturefly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for THE GLASS WOMAN\u003c\/b\u003e * - *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fantastic, atmospheric debut\u003c\/b\u003e * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMemorable and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eA novel about what haunts us - and what should\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn enthralling tale\u003c\/b\u003e -- Stacey Halls, bestselling author of The Familiars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntensely written and atmospheric, with an unusual setting, this is a stark evocation of a community where fear of the outsider is rife and unsettling\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eperfect\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003egripping winter read\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eI loved it\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUtterly unputdownable\u003c\/b\u003e. Rich in superstition and mystery, it pulled me in. \u003cb\u003eAn incredible novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA chilling tale\u003c\/b\u003e * Good Housekeeping *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738981413207,"sku":"9781405944359","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405944359.jpg?v=1720050777","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-metal-heart-9781405944359","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}