Books by Susanna Kearsley
“This particular story, The Vanished Days, is about a young widow called Lily, who is trying to claim her husband’s portion of money from the failed Darien expedition, and a man named Adam who has been sent to investigate Lily’s claims. Adam and Lily have a history, and as you move through the story, you don’t know who is telling the truth and what their motives are. As you go back and forth between their perspectives—and back and forth in time, from the late 1600s to the early 1700s—you have this mystery that builds and grows. You want to know what their relationship is, what she’s hiding, and what he’s hiding from the people who have sent him. It all takes place in a beautiful, lush Scottish setting. It unfolds from the Highlands all the way down to Edinburgh, and it builds and grows with the scenery of the story. You can tell that Susanna Kearsley loves this country, its history, and its people.” Read more...
The Best Historical Fiction Set in the 18th Century
Ariel Lawhon, Novelist
Interviews where books by Susanna Kearsley were recommended
The Best Historical Fiction Set in the 18th Century, recommended by Ariel Lawhon
It was the century of the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolution. In the Scottish Highlands, there were multiple rebellions in favour of the deposed Stuart dynasty. Ariel Lawhon, author of The Frozen River, recommends five of her favorite novels set in the 18th century, a tumultuous era that doesn’t always get the shelf space it deserves when it comes to historical fiction.
