The Firebird
A story of love, sacrifice, courage and redemption
Published on 12. October 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
560 pages
978-1-4711-9609-6 (ISBN)
Description
An epic story of love, sacrifice, courage and redemption. Historical fiction with romance, betrayal, and magic you'll never forget. A journey that spans centuries and lifetimes to connect the past with the future.
When a woman brings a small wooden carving into the art dealership, claiming it once belonged to a Russian Empress, Nicola Marter's boss believes it is worthless. But Nicola has an unwanted, if rare, psychic gift. Holding 'The Firebird' in her hands, she knows this woman is telling the truth.
Compelled to uncover its true history, Nicola must put her own past behind her. She contacts an old flame who can access the past in a way no one else can. Together they can find the real story of 'The Firebird'...
When a woman brings a small wooden carving into the art dealership, claiming it once belonged to a Russian Empress, Nicola Marter's boss believes it is worthless. But Nicola has an unwanted, if rare, psychic gift. Holding 'The Firebird' in her hands, she knows this woman is telling the truth.
Compelled to uncover its true history, Nicola must put her own past behind her. She contacts an old flame who can access the past in a way no one else can. Together they can find the real story of 'The Firebird'...
Reviews / Votes
Praise for Susanna Kearsley:'I've loved every one of Susanna's books! She has bedrock research and a butterfly's delicate touch with characters - historical fiction that pulls you in and won't let go!' Diana Gabaldon
'Kearsley has a poetic sensibility and a sense of mystery; she could write the modern Rebecca.' The Bookseller
'Evocative and romantic' Nicola Cornick
'Sometimes an author catches lightning in a bottle, and Susanna Kearsley does just that'
New York Journal of Books
'A deeply engaging romance and a compelling historical novel...Susanna Kearsley has written a marvellous book.' Bernard Cornwell
'One of Canada's best historical fiction writers' The Globe and Mail
'Kearsley is nothing less than a magician weaving together the past and the present... utterly unputdownable' M J Rose
'A master storyteller' Leslie Howard
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
384 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4711-9609-6 (9781471196096)
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E-Book
10/2023
Simon + Schuster LLC
€7.73
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Person
New York Times, USA TODAY, and Globe and Mail bestselling author Susanna Kearsley is a former museum curator who loves restoring the lost voices of real people to the page, often in multi-stranded stories that interweave present and past. Her award-winning novels are published in translation in more than twenty-five countries. She lives near Toronto.
Susanna is Diana Gabaldon meets Barbara Erskine for a primarily female readership and fans of historical, general literary fiction, light suspense and time slip.
Visit her website SusannaKearsley.com, or follow her on X @SusannaKearsley or Instagram @susanna.kearsley
Susanna is Diana Gabaldon meets Barbara Erskine for a primarily female readership and fans of historical, general literary fiction, light suspense and time slip.
Visit her website SusannaKearsley.com, or follow her on X @SusannaKearsley or Instagram @susanna.kearsley