Das Mädchen In Den Wellen: Roman (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
Nora Cunningham is taking refuge on Burke's Island, a small remote strip of land off the Maine coast and settled by the Irish centuries before. Her famous husband and his affair have been splashed over tabloids so Nora and her two girls, Annie, 7 and Ella, 12 going on 21 are hiding out. Nora's earliest memories are of Burke's, being able to swim like a fish, and her beautiful mother that disappeared when she was only small. Nora's elderly Aunt Maire lives in the old homeplace nearby and who summoned her with a letter still believes in the magical legends of the island including selkies - a mythical creature. As the island begins to heal Nora, she is drawn towards a quiet fisherman who guards his own secrets but Ella blames her parent's breakup only on her mother, causing her to say and do things that put her and her sister into danger.Beautifully written and full of mystery, The Cottage at Glass Beach, makes a good anytime read. It was a nice idea for a story-running back to a place of her childhood when summoned by the aunt she hasn't spoken to since she was a child. But running away from her present to put herself in the middle of her messed up past only makes her less of a likable main character. The aunt, the missing mom, the moody, angry teenager, the messed up marriage, the start of something with someone she hardly knows just makes for an unfocused plot line.
What do You think about Das Mädchen In Den Wellen: Roman (2013)?
Beautifully descriptive story but the ending left me feeling unfinished.
—shorty
