A deeply moving, beautifully written tale, set in the early 1900s, when the fishing industry was booming, coastal towns were prosperous, and women had independence like never before.
In 1895, a Northumbrian island welcomes two new residents. Clara and Jimmy are born on the same night to families poles apart. Clara is an islander through and through; Jimmy longs to escape.
When tragedy forces them from their island and each other, they join the herring season in a bid to survive. As they follow shoals of silver darlings to Lowestoft, their paths are dogged by war, injury and misunderstandings.
Will they be reunited… and will they ever find their way home…
A deeply moving, beautifully written tale, set in the early 1900s, when the fishing industry was booming, coastal towns were prosperous, and women had independence like never before.
In 1895, a Northumbrian island welcomes two new residents. Clara and Jimmy are born on the same night to families poles apart. Clara is an islander through and through; Jimmy longs to escape.
When tragedy forces them from their island and each other, they join the herring season in a bid to survive. As they follow shoals of silver darlings to Lowestoft, their paths are dogged by war, injury and misunderstandings.
Will they be reunited… and will they ever find their way home…