Wild, beautiful and spellbinding, this is the compelling wartime
story of freedom and love on the windswept islands of Orkney
'Powerful . . . Lea writes beautifully of island life and love, and
the sacrifices that both demand' THE TIMES 'Deeply evocative of
Orkney and its wild beauty. A stunning tale of sisters, salvation
and sacrifice' Emma Stonex The sky is clear, star-stamped and
silvered by the waxing gibbous moon. No planes have flown over the
islands tonight; no bombs have fallen for over a year. ___________
Orkney, 1940. Five hundred Italian prisoners-of-war arrive to
fortify these remote and windswept islands. Resentful islanders are
fearful of the enemy in their midst, but not orphaned twin sisters
Dorothy and Constance. Already outcasts, they volunteer to nurse
all prisoners who are injured or fall sick. Soon Dorothy befriends
Cesare, an artist swept up by the machine of war and almost broken
by the horrors he has witnessed. She is entranced by his plan to
build an Italian chapel from war scrap and sea debris, and
something beautiful begins to blossom. But Con, scarred from a
betrayal in her past, is afraid for her sister; she knows that
people are not always what they seem. Soon, trust frays between the
islanders and outsiders, and between the sisters - their hearts
torn by rival claims of duty and desire. A storm is coming . . . In
the tradition of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, The Metal Heart is a
hauntingly rich Second World War love story about courage, freedom
and the essence of what makes us human during the darkest of times.
___________ 'Confirms Lea as a highly original and inventive
writer' Sunday Times 'A tense, passionate and deeply atmospheric
novel . . . Caroline's beautiful transported me entirely to another
time and land' Susan Fletcher 'A beautiful, heart-breaking tale of
grief, love and the bond between sisters' Louise Hare 'Myth,
legend, fear and superstition all play a part in this intensely
atmospheric novel' Choice Magazine 'Atmospheric, heart-wrenching,
evocative' Gytha Lodge Praise for Caroline Lea: 'Enthralling'
Stacey Halls, author of The Familiars and The Foundling 'Fantastic'
The Times 'Memorable and compelling' Sarah Moss, author of The
Times Book of the Year Ghost Wall 'Intensely written and
atmospheric' Daily Mail 'Gripped me in a cold fist. Beautiful' Sara
Collins, author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton 'Brilliant'
Daily Express
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